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I would not sleep on the Cal Bears coming down the stretch
I'd have to agree. I was skeptical earlier but they've turned their season around. Chang is playing very well. Just won his match against Friend of AZ in straight sets. Also Overbeck has been competitive at the 1 spot. Doubles is also a strong suit. They can sneak up on other more favored teams.
 
The Utah fall off was crazy this year. After many not so great years, they finally had a breakthrough last year to go 24-6, finish #17 and barely miss out on hosting.

All off that momentum fell apart this year with a putrid 3-20 season and not winning a single line in Pac-12 play (all 4-0 losses).
 

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The Utah fall off was crazy this year. After many not so great years, they finally had a breakthrough last year to go 24-6, finish #17 and barely miss out on hosting.

All off that momentum fell apart this year with a putrid 3-20 season and not winning a single line in Pac-12 play (all 4-0 losses).
Definitely a hard fall from last year to this year. Wonder if they had a coaching change, or graduated players, injuries, transfer portal losses, etc. I don't follow them but a logical first guess is they don't have near the same line up this year.
 
Same coach that they've had, year 10 for him. I went to a few of their matches back in 2018 when they were knocking of the door of making an impact in the Pac 12 but falling just short (usually ranked around 50-70). That's why last season was such a breakthrough.

Looks like they did lose 4 of their top 6 from a year ago. Three seniors and Capalbo transferred to Wake (never really played though). But you see other programs lose talent like that and replenish, with maybe some drop-off the next season but usually not such a drastic fall.
 
Decent effort by USC to end their nightmare season. Lost to Arizona 4-2 and had a 3rd set lead to make it 4-3. Confirms their first NCAA tournament miss since 2006.
 
Oregon upset UCLA last night to give themselves a chance at the tournament. They have to beat as well Arizona though in the next round. The win over UCLA alone would not be enough to get them in.
 

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Cal's Overbeck beat Baris (Mich State) the ITA #1 ranked player at the Battle in the Bay Classic. Big guy, big game. Fires aces with ease, He's a dark horse for sure this season.

Also, Cal won't be a pushover in the ACC this year with Overbeck, Theo Dean (transfer from Yale) and Chang forming a solid top three.
 
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