SANTA CLARA, Calif. –  The Santa Clara men's tennis team took five of the six singles matches en route to a 5-2 win over San Diego State in Sunday's home opener at the Degheri Tennis Center to cap off the season opening weekend with a pair of victories.  

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• Santa Clara (2-0) dropped the doubles point to fall behind 1-0 but won five of the six singles matches with the clincher coming from John Kim.  He had a straight set win over Finn Willman 6-3, 6-4 on court three to put Santa Clara up 4-2 on the team scoreboard.  
• San Diego State (1-4) took the first two doubles matches to earn the doubles point.  Playing on court three, Brock Anderson and Eugenio Gonzalez downed Ferran Redza and Tiago Boschmans 6-4 to secure the doubles point.  
• Valentin Faure got the Broncos on the scoreboard with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Eugenio Gonzalez on court five.  Alexander Watanabe Eriksson followed with a 6-2, 6-3 win against Aleksi Lofman atop the singles lineup.  
• Imran Daniel Hazli evened the team score at 2-all downing Luca Lemaitre 6-3, 6-4 before Santa Clara strung three straight wins by Lukas Maskow, Kim and Luca Bluett to close out the match.

RESULTS:Santa Clara 5, San Diego State 2
1/18/2026 at Santa Clara, Calif. (Degheri Tennis Center)

Singles competition
1. Alexander W Eriksson (SCUMTEN) def. Aleksi Lofman (SDSU) 6-2, 6-3
2. Imran Daniel Hazli (SDSU) def. Luca Lemaitre (SCUMTEN) 6-3, 6-4
3. John Kim (SCUMTEN) def. Finn Willman (SDSU) 6-3, 6-4
4. Lukas Maskow (SCUMTEN) def. Lars Johann (SDSU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Valentin Faure (SCUMTEN) def. Eugenio Gonzalez (SDSU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Luca Bluett (SCUMTEN) def. Brock Anderson (SDSU) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7)

Doubles competition
1. John Kim/Luca Bluett (SCUMTEN) vs. William Kleege/Denis Maijorov (SDSU) 5-4, unfinished
2. Imran Daniel Hazli/Lars Johann (SDSU) def. Valentin Faure/Luca Lemaitre (SCUMTEN) 6-1
3. Brock Anderson/Eugenio Gonzalez (SDSU) def. Ferran Redza/Tiago Boschmans (SCUMTEN) 6-4

Match Notes
San Diego State 1-4
Santa Clara 2-0
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (5,1,2,4,3,6)

NEXT UP:

• The Broncos head out to Starkville, Mississippi to play in the ITA Kickoff Weekend facing host Mississippi State on Saturday followed by either Alabama or Auburn on Sunday.     

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