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Ranked for the First Time this Season, Cal Poly Travels to Bay Area for 2 Matches
2/26/2026 8:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — After earning its first national ranking of the season, the Cal Poly women’s tennis team travels to the Bay Area this week to face Santa Clara and San Jose State.
The Mustangs checked in at No. 64 in this week’s ITA national team rankings after a trip to Southern California this past weekend saw them take down No. 50 Loyola Marymount 4-3 and CSUN 6-1. It marks the third straight year Cal Poly has received a national ranking. Last year, finished the season ranked No. 59 in the final ITA rankings and reached a season-high of 38th on March 4, 2025 — tied for the second highest ranking in the program’s history and the best in 14 years.
Riding a three-match winning streak, Cal Poly is set to battle Santa Clara at 10 a.m. Friday at the Degheri Tennis Center, and San Jose State at noon Saturday at the Spartan Tennis Complex. A livestream on PlaySight is available for Friday’s match at Santa Clara and you can follow live scoring for Saturday’s match HERE.
The Mustangs are one of four Big West schools currently ranked with UC Santa Barbara leading the way at No. 36, Hawai’i at No. 45 and Long Beach State at No. 51.
In singles play, senior Kennedy Buntrock has been stellar all season long, boasting a 6-1 record, including a 5-1 mark at the No. 1 spot. Fellow senior Alexandra Ozerets is 5-2 this season, while playing primarily at No. 4.
In doubles, juniors Candela Aparisi and Natalie Lynch are setting the tone with a team-best 4-2 record at the No. 2 spot. Ozerets and senior Sarah MacCallum are 3-1 at No. 3 this season.
The Mustangs have won their last six matchups with the Broncos and earned a dominant 7-0 victory over SCU last year at the Ronca Tennis Center. Santa Clara is 2-6 this season, securing wins over Montana State and UC Davis and falling to three Big West teams in LBSU, UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton. The Broncos battle CSUN at 11 a.m. Thursday before facing the Mustangs.
San Jose State is 4-2 this season, dropping matches to CSUN and CSUF this past week after starting the season 4-0. They will host UC Davis at 1 p.m. Thursday prior to Saturday’s matchup with the Mustangs. Cal Poly earned a comfortable 4-0 home victory over the Spartans last season and is 15-10 all-time against SJSU.
Cal Poly caps off a six-match road swing when they visit San Diego State on Friday, March 6, and UC San Diego on Saturday, March 7.
