SEATTLE – The 28th-ranked California men's tennis team lost 4-3 to 56th-ranked Washington on Sunday at Quillian Tennis Stadium, with Cal sophomore Derrick Chen falling to UW's Dzianis Zharyn to end the match and the regular season.
 
Cal heads to the Pac-12 Championship later this week with a 12-9 record (4-4 Pac-12). Washington is 12-10 (3-5).
 
In doubles, after a loss on court two, the Cal pair of Chen and Philip Hjorth won, 7-5, over Brett Pearson and Han-Chih Lin, on court three, leaving court one to decide matters. But the Bears' 88th-ranked Yuta Kikuchi and Carl Emil Overbeck lost to the 65th-ranked Zharyn and Cesar Bouchelaghem, 7-6(3), and the Huskies claimed the doubles point.
 
Kikuchi tied the overall match, 1-1, when he defeated Lin, 6-2, 6-0, in singles.
 
Washington won the next two to take a 3-1 advantage.
 
But Cal rallied with wins from Lucas Magnaudet – who beat Brett Pearson, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 – and Carl Emil Overbeck – who bested Nedim Suko, 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-2 – to knot the match at 3-3.
 
In another taut three-setter, Chen dropped a 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 result to Zharyn on court three to conclude the match.

"We had our chances to take this match, but we didn't have enough energy or focus," said Kris Kwinta, Cal's Peter Wright Director of Men's Tennis. "We let up in a couple of spots, Washington got the momentum and they never looked back. We're very disappointed with the match and we have some work to do for sure. But we have to regroup for Pac-12s."
 
The Pac-12 Championship starts on Wednesday – though most teams won't play until Thursday – and the tournament ends on Sunday in Ojai. The tournament bracket and Cal's next opponent have yet to be announced.
 
#56 Washington – 4
#28 California – 3
 
Singles
1. (#30) Yuta Kikuchi (Cal) def. Han-Chih Lin (UW) – 6-2, 6-0
2. (#124) Cesar Bouchelaghem (UW) def. Ryder Jackson (Cal) – 6-2, 7-6 (3)
3. Dzianis Zharyn (UW) def. Derrick Chen (Cal) – 3-6, 6-2, 7-5
4. Carl Emil Overbeck (Cal) def. Nedim Suko (UW) – 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-2
5. Jim Hendrikx (UW) def. Philip Hjorth (Cal) – 6-2, 6-2
6. Lucas Magnaudet (Cal) def. Brett Pearson (UW) – 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
Order of Finish: 1, 5, 2, 6, 4, 3
 
Doubles
1. (#65) Dzianis Zharyn/Cesar Bouchelaghem (UW) def. (#88) Carl Emil Overbeck/Yuta Kikuchi (Cal) – 7-6 (3)
2. Nedim Suko/ Jim Hendrikx (UW) def. (#73) Ryder Jackson/Lucas Magnaudet (Cal) – 6-1
3. Derrick Chen/Philip Hjorth (Cal) def. Han-Chih Lin/Brett Pearson (UW) – 7-5
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1