CLAREMONT, Calif. (Apr. 1, 2022) - The No. 18 Caltech men's tennis team started SCIAC play on the road in Claremont yesterday, facing No. 3 Claremont-Mudd-Scripts.  Despite the Beavers excellent start to the season in nonconference matches, they were unable to pull off a win and fell 0-9 against the Stags. 

In doubles competition, the sophomore duo Kyle McCandless (Lexington, Mass. / Lexington) and Daniel Wen (McLean, Va. / Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology), who are ranked sixth in the West, were defeated 4-8 at court one.  At second doubles, sophomore Ishaan Kannan (Scarsdale, N.Y. / Horace Mann) and senior Jake Will (Honolulu, Hawaii / Punahou School) lost 3-8 against opponents.  While Rishi Gundakaram (Wyoming, Del. / Caesar Rodney) and John Kim (Cupertino, Calif. / Menlo School) battled against their opponents on court 3, the junior duo would fall 6-8 at third doubles.

In singles competition, Kannan, who is ranked 17th in the West, fell 1-6, 3-6 at court one against the tenth-ranked player in the West, Philip Martin. At second singles, McCandless, ranked 18th in the West, was defeated 6-1, 6-2 by Jack Katzman, the fourteenth-ranked player in the West. On court three, Will battled No. 22 in the West Matthew Robinson but ultimately lost the match 6-4, 6-2.  At court four, senior Matthew Gonzalgo (Plantation, Fla. / St. Thomas Aquinas) fell 6-1, 6-2, while Wen lost his singles match 6-2, 6-2 at court five.  Finishing out the day, Gundakaram fell to his opponent 6-1, 6-1 at sixth singles.

Head Coach Jason Cohen and the No. 18 Beavers will look to come back from their loss during today's home doubleheader against No. 38 Chapman and Whitworth. Match times are slated for 10:00am and 2:00pm.  Visited GoCaltech.com for livestream and results.