WACO, Texas – California women's tennis senior Katja Wiersholm won in the NCAA Singles Championship round of 32 on Wednesday at Baylor to capture the first singles All-America honor of her career. The Golden Bear – ranked 33rd – defeated South Carolina's 10th-ranked Sarah Hamner 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(6) to advance to Thursday's round of 16.
 
Wiersholm trailed 5-4 in the third set, faced four match points against a quality opponent before rebounding to force a tiebreaker and then prevailing. She next plays Auburn's 32nd-ranked DJ Bennett on Thursday at a time to be announced at the Hurd Tennis Center.
 
The veteran is the last Bear standing in Waco.
 
Cal senior Lan Mi, ranked 80th, suffered a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 loss to Ohio State's 23rd-ranked Luciana Perry and the 107th-ranked Mao Mushika fell to Stanford's fourth-ranked and sixth-seeded Connie Ma 6-2, 6-2 in Wednesday's round of 32.
 
In the NCAA Doubles Championship first round, Cal's 16th-ranked tandem of Mushika and senior Jessica Alsola lost to UCLA's top-seeded and 15th-ranked Kimmi Hance and Elise Wagle 6-3, 6-3.
 
The NCAA individual championships end Sunday.
 
NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships – Cal Results
Nov. 20 2024, in Waco, Texas
Hurd Tennis Center
 
Singles Round of 32
No. 33 Katja Wiersholm (Cal) def. [9-16] No. 10 Sarah Hamner (South Carolina), 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(6)
[9-16] No. 23 Luciana Perry (Ohio State) def. No. 80 Lan Mi (Cal), 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
[6] No. 4 Connie Ma (Stanford) def. No. 107 Mao Mushika (Cal), 6-2, 6-2
 
Doubles Round of 32
[1] No. 15 Kimmi Hance/Elise Wagle (UCLA) def. No. 16 Jessica Alsola/Mao Mushika (Cal), 6-3, 6-3

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