The Colorado College men's tennis team dropped its second straight match to a nationally-ranked team Thursday, falling 7-0 to 31^st-ranked Cal Tech in Pasadena, Calif.   
 
Cal Tech swept the doubles matches to take an early 1-0 lead. Lenny Lehmitz and Sam Dilworth lost to Eric He and Andrew Zabelo, 6-1, at the top spot, while Dominik Kaminski and Juston Boder fell 6-4 to Constatin de Pradenne and Tejas Ram at No. 2. Nick Anderson and Sam Lessard put up a good fight before falling to Michael Gao and David Jim, 7-5, at the No. 3 spot.
              
The Tigers dropped all six singles matches, but Lehmitz took Ram to three sets at the No. 3 position before falling, 6-4, 2-6, 1-0(7). Hudson Chris battled Gao to a first-set tiebreak, but ended up losing, 7-6(5), 6-4, at the No. 5 spot.
 
The Tigers (4-3) return to action on Friday, March 20, against Whitman College in Los Angeles, Calif., beginning at 8:30 a.m. (PT).
 
#31 Cal Tech 7, Colorado College 0
March 19, 2026
Claremont, Calif.
 
Doubles
1. Eric He / Andrew Zabelo (CIT) def. Lenny Lehmitz / Sam Dilworth, 6-1
2. Constatin de Pradenne / Tejas Ram (CIT) def. Dominik Kaminski / Justin Boder, 6-4
3. Michael Gao / David Jim (CIT) def. Nick Anderson / Sam Lessard, 7-5
 
Singles
1. Constatin de Pradenne (CIT) def. Dominik Kaminski, 6-2, 6-0
2. Andrew Zabelo (CIT) def. Sam Dilworth, 6-1, 6-1
3. Tejas Ram (CIT) def. Lenny Lehmitz, 6-4, 2-6, 1-0(7)
4. Eric He (CIT) def. Sam Lessard, 6-1, 6-3
5. Michael Gao (CIT) def. Hudson Chris, 7-6(5), 6-4
6. David Jin (CIT) def. Nick Anderson, 7-5, 6-2