ORLANDO, Fla. - Two members of the California men's tennis team suffered singles defeats on the first day of the NCAA Singles Championship on Tuesday at the USTA National Campus.

Sophomore Fryderyk Lechno-Wasiutynski suffered his second collegiate defeat of the season, losing to 11th-ranked Benito Sanchez Martinez of Mississippi State 2-6, 4-6 in the round of 64. 

Senior Tiago Silva was the other Cal representative in the singles main draw. Silva lost to Baylor's 17th-ranked and fifth-seeded Devin Badenhorst 2-6, 1-6 in the round of 64. Silva still has a chance to continue his NCAA Championship journey, playing alongside junior Timofey Stepanov in the doubles main draw, which begins tomorrow. They will face Middle Tennessee's Karim Al-Amin and Onrej Horak in Wednesday's opening round at a time to be determined.

NCAA Singles Championship – Cal Results
Nov. 18, 2025, in Orlando, Fla.
USTA National Campus
 
Singles Round of 64
No. 11 Benito Sanchez Martinez (Miss. St.) def. Fryderyk Lechno-Wasiutynski (Cal) 6-2, 6-4
[5] No. 17 Devin Badenhorst (Baylor) def. No. 104 Tiago Silva (Cal) 6-2, 6-1