PASADENA, Calif. (Oct. 1, 2015) – The Caltech women's tennis team has unveiled its schedule for the 2016 season, which will include 10 home matches and a weekend trip to Texas.
Schedule
The Beavers open the season at home on Sunday, Jan. 31 when they host Linfield College at 11 a.m. A road match at Biola University, which the Beavers defeated 6-2 in last year's opener, on Friday, Feb. 5 precedes Caltech's first SCIAC matchup of the season, at Cal Lutheran University on Friday, Feb. 12.
Caltech hosts the University of Puget Sound on Saturday, Feb. 13 at 11 a.m. before back-to-back conference matches, at home against Occidental College on Saturday. Feb. 20 and at CMS on Saturday, Feb. 27, both at 10 a.m. Caltech topped Oxy, 6-3, for the Beavers' lone SCIAC win last year.
Head Coach Mandy Gamble's squad takes a break from conference play to welcome some non-conference foes to town over the month of March. Principia College kicks things off on Friday, Mar. 18 at 2 p.m., with the Beavers looking to repeat last season's resounding 8-1 victory. Stevens Institute of Technology, Pacific University and UC Santa Cruz arrive for consecutive 11 a.m. starts from Sunday-Tuesday, Mar. 20-22. Caltech also edged out Pacific in 2015 by a narrow 5-4 margin.
The Beavers will trek to Texas to take on a trio of regional foes in Texas Lutheran University, the University of Texas-Tyler and LeTourneau University from Thursday-Saturday, Mar. 24-26.
Caltech returns for the stretch run consisting of five SCIAC matches, beginning Friday, Apr. 1 with Whittier College coming to Pasadena for a 2 p.m. first serve. The Beavers also welcome the University of La Verne on Friday, Apr. 9 at 2 p.m. before away matches at Pomona-Pitzer Colleges and Chapman University on Saturday, Apr.9 and Friday, Apr. 15. The final dual match of the regular season is set for Saturday, Apr. 16 with Caltech hosting the University of Redlands at 10 a.m.
The esteemed Ojai Valley Tournament will take place Thursday-Sunday, Apr. 21-24 before a potential SCIAC Play-in game between the #8 and #9 seeds, scheduled for Tuesday, May 3. The SCIAC Championships will be hosted by Pomona-Pitzer on Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7.
Caltech overcame a thin squad last season despite its lack of collegiate experience. Then-freshman Grace Yao (La Palma, Calif. / Oxford Acad.) led the team with a 9-8 overall record, while rising sophomore Erin Wang (Auburn, Calif. / Del Oro) matched her win total at 9-9, including a team-best four victories in SCIAC play. Both doubles teams of Yao/sophomore Vinci Chen (Austin, Texas / Westwood) and Wang/junior Sophia Chen (Newport Beach, Calif. / Corona Del Mar) recorded five wins last spring, with the Yao/Vinci pairing earning a team-high three in the SCIAC.
Gamble and the Beavers will participate in this weekend's USTA/ITA Division III West Regional Championships in Claremont, Calif. More information can be found here.
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