Carl Emil Overbeck

No. 27 Yuta Kikuchi’s five-year college tennis career at Cal ended Monday when the senior fell to TCU’s No. 21 Jake Fearnley in the NCAA singles championship’s opening round of 64.

After facing 25 opponents, playing 75 doubles and 150 singles matches this spring, Cal men’s tennis finished out its season with a second-round 4-0 loss to No. 7 Michigan at the NCAA championship.

The fifth-seeded Bears fell in the Pac-12 quarterfinals to the fourth-seeded Cardinal, 4-2, ousting Cal men’s tennis from the tournament.

To finish off its season, Cal men’s tennis headed northward to Oregon and Washington. In close matches, the Bears defeated the Ducks but fell short against the Huskies.

Despite a valiant comeback effort in singles, the Bears fell to their longtime rivals 4-3.

While Cal went into the weekend with a four-game losing streak, it turned its around momentum with a resounding 4-0 victory over UCLA and a thrilling 4-3 comeback against USC.

Cal men’s tennis is in a losing slump, with its 4-2 loss against then-No. 40 Utah on the road marking its fourth consecutive loss.

In their two games in Southern California this past weekend, the Bears fell both times, first to the Waves of Pepperdine and second to the Gauchos of UCSB.

After playing four games at home, Cal men’s tennis will travel to Southern California to face the Waves of Pepperdine University on Saturday.

Cal men’s tennis came back after its loss to Columbia, winning against the Mustangs of SMU and the Sun Devils of ASU. However, the Bears ended their four straight matches at home with a loss to the Wildcats of Arizona.