Wildcat Wrap: Arizona men’s tennis loses in NCAA Tournament, women’s golf starts strong in Regionals

It’s a new week which means it’s time to recap all that happened surrounding the Arizona Wildcats.

If we missed something, feel free to add it in the comment section below.

Men’s Golf

• The Wildcats will be the No. 9 seed in the Louisville, Kentucky regional in the NCAA Tournament. This is the first time in six years the program has made back-to-back tournament appearances. Regional play is from May 13-15.
• Tucson native Trevor Werbylo was named to the All-Pac-12 second team.

Softball

• The Wildcats were swept at home by Washington, as they fell to 1-8 against top-10 teams.
• Here are some positive and negative takeaways from the weekend along with the best photos from the series and senior day.
• Arizona lost star second baseman Reyna Carranco, who broke her hand and thumb by getting hit by a pitch.
• Arizona fell from No. 3 to No. 4 in RPI as it heads to No. 2 UCLA this weekend to wrap up the regular season. The best rivalry in college softball runs from Thursday-Saturday.

Women’s Basketball

• Spanish guard Helena Pueyo officially became the final member of the 2019 class when she signed with the program during the week.
• Along with Pueyo, two new assistant coaches joined the program.
• Aari McDonald received an invite to the U.S. Pan American Team Trials.

Baseball

• Arizona (22-23, 10-14 Pac-12) won a series against a conference team for the first time since the beginning of April by sweeping Oregon.
• The BatCats beat Oregon 17-6 on Friday and 9-8 on Saturday in 11 innings on a ridiculous walk-off failed pickoff attempt.
• Sunday saw UA explode for a 28-7 win.
• Arizona State rolls into town on Tuesday and then USC comes to Tucson this weekend.

Women’s Golf

• The defending national champions got off to a good start in NCAA Regionals on Monday, finishing 2-over-par in their first day in East Lansing, Michigan. That was the second-best score, only behind Kent State, who is eight shots ahead. The top six teams in a regional advance to the NCAA Championships in two weeks.
• Bianca Pagdanganan led the way by shooting one-under-par.

Men’s Tennis

• The Wildcats lost to Oklahoma 4-0 in first round of the NCAA Tournament in College Station, Texas.
• Arizona’s 17 wins were its most since 2009. The team only has one senior, Jonas Maier. “We have a good recruiting class coming in combined with experience returning, so the future is bright,” said head coach Clancy Shields.

Track and Field

• Skylar Sieben and Mohammad Almarhoun set multiple personal records in the opening night of the Pac-12 Multi-Event Championships.

Soccer

• We caught up with new assistant coach Sandy Davison to talk about her role with the Wildcats, breaking records at Indiana, her extensive coaching history, and.........her well-traveled dog.

Volleyball

• Longtime head coach Dave Rubio was extended through 2023. He is one of just six coaches in UA history to amass 500 or more wins.

Football

• Wide receiver Devaughn Cooper and defensive end My-King Johnson were dismissed from the team
• Two updates were made to the 2019 schedule.

Men’s Basketball

• Arizona is one of five schools reportedly set to host Kentucky transfer Jemarl Baker.
• What should UA officials do with Sean Miller? The ADS staff shared their thoughts on the matter.
• A wiretap played by federal prosecutors at the college basketball corruption trial captured former assistant coach Book Richardson alleging Miller paid Deandre Ayton $10,000 per month while Ayton was at UA.
• School officials released a statement refuting the reports that a new NCAA investigation has been launched.
• Pac-12 officials approved a 20-game conference schedule for the 2020-21 season.
• 2020 five-star forward Jalen Johnson has the ‘Cats in his final four.
• Channing Frye’s first pitch at Indians game didn’t go so hot.
• One national writer is really high on Max Hazzard’s potential impact at Arizona.
• Former Arizona target Boogie Ellis decommitted from Duke.