Published for California Golden Bears fans — October 2026
By Toxlay Sports Editorial Team · Last updated October 24, 2026
🐻 California Golden Bears Fans — Your Bears Are Waiting!
From the courts above Berkeley, the Golden Bears bring the blue and gold to every dual match. Led by a trio of NCAA-tested stars, Cal women’s tennis is ready for another season of fight. Get ready to wear the blue and gold.
The Club
The California Golden Bears are the University of California, Berkeley’s women’s tennis team — the blue-and-gold side that plays its home matches in Berkeley, California. The university was founded in 1868, and the tennis program carries that Berkeley identity onto every court: the motto is FIGHT FOR CALIFORNIA, the colors are Berkeley blue and California gold, and the heritage strip reads BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA • EST. 1868 • BUILT TO WIN. Searching for the California Golden Bears roster, the Cal schedule or Cal tennis tickets? This is the place to start — and the blue-and-gold kit is the way to wear it.
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Last Season: NCAA Pedigree Across the Lineup
Last season’s story is written in NCAA brackets. Mao Mushika is a repeat NCAA entrant in both singles and doubles, reaching the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships in both 2024 and 2025, and she was ranked No. 17 nationally in fall 2025 before going 8-2 on Court 3 in spring 2026. Berta Passola Folch joined her at the 2025 NCAA Singles Championship and backed it up with a 7-1 record on Court 2 in spring 2026. Greta Greco Lucchina was also a 2025 NCAA Singles entrant — and Mushika’s NCAA Doubles partner, giving Cal a proven doubles pairing at the top of the lineup. Depth runs deep too: Naomi Xu, a near-equal fourth, was also a 2025 NCAA Singles entrant and could step into any spot in the trio. No team standings are claimed here — the verified story is the individual pedigree, and it is the kind of pedigree that wins dual matches.
Best Players Right Now
Mao Mushika, Singles and Doubles Star — The program star. Mushika plays both singles and doubles at the highest level Cal has to offer, a repeat NCAA Singles and Doubles entrant in 2024 and 2025 who was ranked No. 17 nationally in fall 2025 and went 8-2 on Court 3 in spring 2026. She is the player the lineup is built around — the one who can win a singles point and then turn around and win the doubles point too.
Berta Passola Folch, Singles Star — The singles anchor. Passola Folch earned her place at the 2025 NCAA Singles Championship and then delivered a 7-1 record on Court 2 in spring 2026 — the kind of reliable, high-court production that decides tight dual matches. When Cal needs a point in the middle of the lineup, she is the name to trust.
Greta Greco Lucchina, Singles and Doubles Star — The complete player. Greco Lucchina was a 2025 NCAA Singles entrant in her own right and Mushika’s NCAA Doubles partner, which makes her the bridge of this trio: a singles threat who also forms half of Cal’s proven doubles pairing. In a format where the doubles point can swing an entire match, that versatility is gold.
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The repeat NCAA entrant. Mao Mushika did not just reach the NCAA Championships once — she did it in both singles and doubles, in both 2024 and 2025. That kind of repeat qualification is the mark of a program star, and it is why she headlines this team: when the biggest stages arrive, Mushika has already been there.
The doubles pairing that matters. Mushika and Greco Lucchina are not just two singles players who happen to share a roster — they are NCAA Doubles partners. In college tennis, where the doubles point opens every dual match, a proven pairing like theirs gives Cal a head start before a single singles ball is struck.
Fight for California is literal. Cal’s motto is not a slogan borrowed from somewhere else — it is the title of the university’s fight song, and it fits this team perfectly. This is a squad that fights for every court, every point, every dual — in Berkeley blue and California gold, under a banner that has read the same since 1868.
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This Season: The 2026-27 Campaign
This season follows the rhythm of college tennis: the fall ITA circuit, where players chase individual rankings and NCAA qualification, and then the spring dual season, where the team fights together court by court. For Cal, the core is proven — Mushika’s repeat NCAA pedigree, Passola Folch’s rock-solid Court 2 record, and the Mushika-Greco Lucchina doubles pairing — with Naomi Xu waiting as a near-equal fourth who can step into any role. The goal is the same one every Berkeley team carries into a season: fight for California, win the courts that decide duals, and earn the way back to the NCAA Championships. The blue and gold will be there for all of it.
Mark Your Calendar: The Road Ahead
Cal fans, here is the honest state of the calendar: full 2026-27 schedule details are unreleased at the time of writing, so no dated fixtures are listed here. What is certain is the shape of the season ahead — the fall ITA events, where Mushika, Passola Folch and Greco Lucchina will look to build on their NCAA pedigrees, followed by the spring dual season in Berkeley. When Cal publishes its full schedule, this guide will be updated with every home date.
Biggest Rivalries — The Wars
1. Stanford — the Bay Area war. No rivalry defines Cal tennis like Stanford. Two elite programs separated by a short drive around the Bay, both chasing the same NCAA places, both drawing on the same California talent pool — when the Golden Bears and the Cardinal meet, it is the Bay Area’s tennis war, and every court matters. No past results are claimed here; the rivalry needs no scoreline to matter.
2. The California swing — the in-state wars. Beyond Stanford, every meeting with another California program carries extra edge: same state, same recruiting grounds, same fight for California pride. And beyond the state lines, the NCAA Championships themselves are the ultimate rivalry — Cal against the nation’s best, with Mushika’s repeat NCAA pedigree as proof the Bears belong there.
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🌟 Star in Focus: Mao Mushika
Mao Mushika is the California Golden Bears’ program star — a singles and doubles standout who reached the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships in both 2024 and 2025.
Ranked No. 17 nationally in fall 2025 and 8-2 on Court 3 in spring 2026, Mushika is the player the Cal lineup is built around — and half of the Bears’ proven NCAA doubles pairing with Greta Greco Lucchina.
When Cal fights for California this season, Mushika leads the fight.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When do the California Golden Bears play next?
Full 2026-27 schedule details are unreleased at the time of writing. The season follows the college tennis rhythm of fall ITA events followed by the spring dual season in Berkeley.
Where do the California Golden Bears play?
The Golden Bears play their home matches in Berkeley, California. The team colors are Berkeley blue and California gold, and the motto is FIGHT FOR CALIFORNIA.
Who are the California Golden Bears star players?
The star trio is Mao Mushika (singles and doubles star), Berta Passola Folch (singles star) and Greta Greco Lucchina (singles and doubles star). Naomi Xu is a near-equal fourth who also reached the 2025 NCAA Singles Championship.
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Sources: calbears.com and the California Golden Bears’ official team channels — rosters and schedules checked October 2026.
FIGHT FOR CALIFORNIA — in Berkeley blue and California gold, the Bears are ready for another season.
