PASADENA, Calif. — The No. 25 Caltech men's tennis team hosted the No. 2 Washington University in St. Louis Bears on Tuesday in an exciting late morning matchup that carried into the afternoon.

Play began with doubles where sophomore Andrew Zabelo (Florham Park, N.J. / Newark Academy) linked with senior Ishaan Kannan (Scarsdale, N.Y. / Horace Mann) for quick 8-4 win on Court 3.

Seconds later, seniors Kyle McCandless (Lexington, Mass. / Lexington) and Daniel Wen (McLean, Va. / Thomas Jefferson HS for Science & Technology) picked up the impressive win in first doubles with an 8-5 victory.

Up 2-1 in the team score, the Beavers fought valiantly across all singles courts with five of the six matches going to a deciding third set.

First-year Constantin Cedillo-Vayson de Pradenne (Paris / Lycée Jean de La Fontaine) picked up a remarkable win on Court 3 after earning a 6-3 victory in the opening set; the rookie dropped the second set 5-7 before storming back to 6-0 win in the third to take the match. With the result, the rookie stays undefeated as he improves to 5-0 in his collegiate career.

On Court 5, first-year Tejas Ram (Allen, Texas / Allen) fought back from a 2-6 first set to take the second set 6-3 before dropping the third, 4-6.

The Beavers saw another thrilling match on Court 2 as Zabelo took on a high-level opponent. After going down 0-3 to start the set, the Beaver completely turned the match around, winning six of his next seven games to take the first set 6-3. The sophomore dropped the second set 3-6 before losing a lengthy battle in the final set, 6-7 (3).

In fourth singles, Wen cruised to the 6-3 win in the opening set before losing a heartbreaking second set, 6-7 (2) and falling in the third.

Rookie Eric He (Martinsville, N.J. / Bridgewater Raritan) just narrowly lost the first set at 4-6 before taking the second set 7-5 to force a deciding third, where he fell 4-6.

The Beavers will stay home as they host Whitman College this Saturday, Mar. 16 with action beginning at 10 a.m. Cheer on Caltech in person and follow along online at gocaltech.com/coverage.

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