Cal freshman Giavara named All-American in singles

Haley Giavara is ranked 15th
in singles. Photo courtesy of
Cal athletics

   Cal's Haley Giavara was one of three freshmen named as All-Americans in women's singles today by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.

   Twenty women's singles players and 10 women's doubles teams were honored after the season was shortened because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The same number of men's players and teams received recognition. 

   The 15th-ranked Giavara, from San Diego, went 19-7 in singles with four victories over top-10 players. Other freshmen chosen were UCLA's Abigail Forbes and Virginia's Natasha Subhash.

   Also named in singles were 12th-ranked Michaela Gordon, a Stanford junior from nearby Saratoga, and 21st-ranked Mariia Kozyreva, a Saint Mary's junior from Russia. 

   It's the third consecutive year that Gordon has been selected as an All-American in singles. She also was picked in doubles as a freshman. Kozyreva was named for the first time in singles or doubles.

   On the men's side, Sam Riffice, a Florida sophomore who grew up in the Sacramento suburb of Roseville, was named an All-American in singles and doubles.
   Riffice is ranked fifth in singles and 19th in doubles. He also was chosen in singles last year.

   Seventh-ranked Alexandre Rotsaert, a Stanford sophomore from Boca Raton, Fla., was honored in singles. It's his first All-America recognition.

Bay Area's McDonald heads All-America teams

Mackenzie McDonald of UCLA and Piedmont recently
became the first man in 15 years to sweep the NCAA
singles and doubles titles. 2015 photo by Paul Bauman

   Mackenzie McDonald, a UCLA junior from Piedmont in the San Francisco Bay Area, heads this year's NCAA Division I All-America teams in singles and doubles.
   The Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced the teams this week.
   McDonald, only 5-foot-10 (1.78 meters) and 145 pounds (66 kilograms), was named an All-American in singles for the third straight season. Last month, he became the first man to sweep the NCAA singles and doubles titles since Mathias Boeker of Georgia 15 years ago.
   The last woman to accomplish the feat was Nicole Gibbs of Stanford in 2012. Gibbs is now ranked No. 75 in the world in singles.
   Also earning All-America honors in singles on Thursday were Stanford sophomore Tom Fawcett, Cal senior Klara Fabikova and Cal junior Maegan Manasse.
   To earn All-America status in singles, a player either must have been seeded in the top 16 in the NCAA Championships, reached the round of 16 in the NCAAs or finished among the top 20 in the rankings.
   The corresponding criteria in doubles are a top-eight seeding, a quarterfinal finish or a top-10 ranking.

2016 NCAA DIVISION I ALL-AMERICANS

(Players with Northern California ties only)  

Men's singles

   Mackenzie McDonald (Piedmont), UCLA junior.

   Tom Fawcett, Stanford sophomore.

Men's doubles

   Mackenzie McDonald (Piedmont), UCLA junior.

   Filip Bergevi, Cal junior.
   Florian Lakat, Cal junior.
   Cameron Klinger (San Jose), Vanderbilt freshman.

Women's singles

   Klara Fabikova, Cal senior.
   Maegan Manasse, Cal junior.

Women's doubles

   Maegan Manasse, Cal junior.
   Denise Starr, Cal junior.
   Taylor Davidson, Stanford junior.
   Caroline Doyle (San Francisco), Stanford junior.
   Mayar Sherif Ahmed, Fresno State sophomore.
   Rana Sherif Ahmed, Fresno State senior.
   Giuliana Olmos (Fremont), USC senior.
   Hadley Berg (Greenbrae), South Carolina sophomore.
   Paige Cline (Kentfield), South Carolina junior.