NorCal Tennis Czar

PRO RANKINGS   Following are this week's world rankings of professional players with Northern California ties (change from last week in parentheses): Men   Bob Bryan, 1998 NCAA doubles champion from Stanford -- Career-high No. 1 in ...

CiCi Bellis of Atherton beat Caroline Dolehide 6-4, 6-1 in the girls 16 final at the Easter Bowl in Rancho Mirage.2012 photo by Paul Bauman   Eighth-seeded CiCi Bellis of Atherton defeated seventh-seeded Caroline Dolehide of Hinsdale, Il...

COLLEGE RESULTSMen   No. 16 Cal def. Arizona 7-0 in Berkeley. No. 1 singles: No. 35 Ben McLachlan (C) def. Kieren Thompson 7-5, 5-7, 1-0 (10-6). Team records: Cal 12-8 overall, 4-1 Pacific-12 Conference; Arizona 10-12, 0-6.   No. 41...

Sophomore Marek Marksoo became the fourth man in Sacramento State history to earn a national singles ranking. 2012 photo by Paul Bauman   Being ranked No. 120 might not sound like much.   But it's a big deal for Sacramento State.&nb...

  Bob Bryan recorded his 800th career doubles victory after he and Mike Bryan won two matches Thursday to reach the semifinals of the U.S. Clay Court Championships in Houston, according to atpworldtour.com.   Bob Bryan became the third...

Sebastian Fanselow led No. 7 Pepperdine to a 4-3 victory over No. 41 Stanford on Wednesday. 2012 photo by Paul Bauman COLLEGE RESULTSMen   No. 7 Pepperdine def. No. 41 Stanford 4-3 at Stanford. No. 1 singles: No. 16 Sebastian Fanselow (P) def...

PRO RANKINGS   Following are this week's world rankings of professional players with Northern California ties (change from last week in parentheses): Men    Nick Andrews, Cal All-American in 2012, resident of Folsom in the Sacrament...

   There was plenty of drama in addition to wind Monday at UC Davis.   Trailing 3-2, Hawaii rallied to defeat the Aggies 4-3 in a nonconference women's match marred by gusts of up to 30 mph (48 kph).   Katarina Poljakova o...

Novak Djokovic, shown at last year's BNP Paribas Open inIndian Wells, overcame a twisted ankle to give Serbia a 3-1victory over the United States in the Davis Cup quarterfinals.Photo by Paul Bauman   Hope soon turned to despair for the U.S. D...

Mike, left, and Bob Bryan are shown in the SAP Open at San Josein February. They lost a key match Saturday in the Davis Cupquarterfinals against Serbia. Photo by Paul Bauman   The United States is in big trouble now.   The top-ranke...