BERKELEY – California's Karla Popovic finished a quick, 6-1, 6-1 victory over Kyra Wojcik to clinch the top-ranked Golden Bears' eventual 7-0 rout of Colorado on a warm Saturday afternoon at the Hellman Tennis Complex.
Cal improved its record to 15-0 (4-0 in the Pac-12), while the Buffaloes fell to 6-11 (1-5 Pac-12).
Popovic improved her personal singles record to 13-0 in dual matches and 24-6 overall this season.
Cal raced out to a 1-0 lead winning the doubles point. First, the pair of senior Klara Fabikova and freshman Olivia Hauger blanked the team of Wojcik and Annabelle Andrinopoulos, 6-0. The Bears later led on courts one and two by 5-2 scores, with the court-two duo of sophomore Lyann Hoang and freshman Maria Smith beating Alex Aiello and Brigitte Beck, 6-2, to secure the point.
After clinching Friday's 7-0 romp over No. 65 Utah, junior Denise Starr finished her singles match first against the Buffaloes to give Cal a 2-0 lead. Playing on court three, the 93rd-ranked Bear ousted Aiello, 6-2, 6-0.
Fabikova, ranked 11th, posted a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Jeannez Daniel on court two, and then Popovic clinched over on court five.
In quick succession, Smith defeated Beck on court six, 6-3, 6-1, the 68th-ranked Hauger prevailed 7-5, 6-3 over Andrinopoulos on court four and then seventh-ranked junior Maegan Manasse ended the day with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over the 74th-ranked Nuria Ormeño Ruiz on court one.
“We focused really well, and I thought everyone on our team improved, especially singles-wise,” Cal head coach Amanda Augustus said of today's victory. “Pleased with the performances on all the courts today.”
Cal plays its last two home dual matches of the regular-season when it hosts Oregon in a Conference clash on Friday, April 1, and Stanford in a nonconference affair on Sunday, April 3. The Bears will celebrate the careers of veterans Fabikova and Lynn Chi during its Senior Day ceremony before the Oregon match.
The April 3 Big Slam will air on the Pac-12 Networks.
The Bears will close the regular season with its Pac-12 dual match at Stanford on April 16.
No. 1 California (15-0, 4-0 Pac-12) defeated Colorado (6-11, 1-5 Pac-12) – 7-0
March 26, 2016, in Berkeley, Calif.
Hellman Tennis Complex
Doubles
1. No. 6 Maegan Manasse/Denise Starr (Cal) vs. Nuria Ormeño Ruiz/Jeannez Daniel (Colorado) – 5-2 Abandoned
2. Klara Fabikova/Olivia Hauger (Cal) def. Annabelle Andrinopoulos/Kyra Wojcik (Colorado) – 6-0
3. Lyann Hoang/Maria Smith (Cal) def. Alex Aiello/Brigitte Beck – 6-2
Cal won the doubles point
Order of Finish – 2, 3*
*Clinched the doubles point
Singles
1. No. 7 Maegan Manasse (Cal) def. No. 74 Nuria Ormeño Ruiz (Colorado) – 7-5, 6-2
2. No. 11 Klara Fabikova (Cal) def. Jeannez Daniel (Colorado) – 6-2, 6-0
3. No. 93 Denise Starr (Cal) def. Alex Aiello (Colorado) – 6-2, 6-1
4. No. 68 Olivia Hauger (Cal) def. Annabelle Andrinopoulos (Colorado) – 7-5, 6-3
5. Karla Popovic (Cal) def. Kyra Wojcik (Colorado) – 6-1, 6-1
6. Maria Smith (Cal) def. Brigitte Beck (Colorado) – 6-3, 6-1
Order of Finish – 3, 2, 5*, 6, 4, 1
*Clinched the overall match
