The No. 56 California Golden Bears (11-8) were beaten by No. 36 SMU (14-7) 4-3 at Hellman Tennis Complex on Sunday. 

To begin the match, SMU jumped out to a 1-0 lead after doubles wins on courts two and three. Fryderyk Lechno-Wasiutynski and Timofey Stepanov gave the Bears their lone doubles victory with a 6-2 victory on court one. 

In singles play against the Mustangs, Bernardo Munk Mesa secured the Bears' first point of the day with a 6-1, 6-3 straight-set victory. Munk Mesa's win was his seventh straight singles victory this season. The Mustangs reclaimed the lead with a 6-2, 6-4 victory on court two, but Cal responded when Paris Pouatcha clinched the Bears' second point of the day with a 7-5, 6-1 straight-set victory on court five. Pouatcha's victory was his ninth straight singles win this season. 

SMU responded on court one with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 victory, moving the Mustangs closer to clinching the match. However, the Bears evened the score when Lenn Luemkemann earned a 6-3, 7-5 victory on court six. In the end, SMU clinched the match with a 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 win on court three. 

Next: The Bears will head on a four-game road trip starting next Friday at No. 42 Louisville.

Cal vs. SMU Breakdown
Singles

1. No. 2 Trevor Svajda (SMU) def. Fryderyk Lechno-Wasiutynski (Cal) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
2. No. 107 Alex Finkelstein (SMU) def. Tiago Silva (Cal) 6-2, 6-4
3. Georgi Georgiev (SMU) def. Timofey Stepanov (Cal) 6-4, 5-7, 7-5
4. Bernardo Munk Mesa (Cal) def. Jerry Barton (SMU) 6-1, 6-3
5. Paris Pouatcha (Cal) def. Krish Arora (SMU) 7-5, 6-1
6. Lenn Luemkemann (Cal) def. Noah McDonald (SMU) 6-3, 7-5

Doubles

1. Stepanov/Lechno-Wasiutynski (Cal) vs. Arora/Finkelstein(SMU) 6-2
2. Barton/Svadja (SMU) def. Aney/Silva (Cal) def. 6-2
3. Deo/Georgiev (SMU) def. Munk Mesa/Pouatcha (Cal) 6-2

Order of Completion:
Singles: 4, 2, 5, 1, 6, 3
Doubles: 2, 1, 3