Santa Clara Men’s Tennis Claims First WCC Co-Championship in Program History

Luca Lemaitre ’27 celebrates winning a point during Santa Clara men's tennis match against Pacific on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at Degheri Tennis Center in Santa Clara, Calif. Lemaitre’s singles win against San Diego sealed a share of the WCC regular-season championship for the Broncos. (Nina Glick/The Santa Clara)

Santa Clara University men’s tennis team claimed the West Coast Conference regular season co-championship along with the University of San Diego and Pepperdine University for the first time in program history with a 4-2 victory over the Toreros on Saturday, April 18, at the Degheri Tennis Center.

Santa Clara, San Diego and Pepperdine each concluded conference play with identical 6-1 records.

The Broncos captured four of five singles matches, highlighted by a three-set clincher from Luca Lemaitre ’27. The win marked Lemaitre’s eighth consecutive singles victory.

Santa Clara had previously finished second in the WCC six times, most recently in 2025, aided by Lemaitre’s efforts, but the team had never broken through to claim even a share of the title. The milestone finally came against a dominant San Diego program that has earned at least a share of the conference championship in each of the last five seasons, including this year.

The win also broke an eight-game losing streak against San Diego, marking Santa Clara’s first victory over the Toreros since 2018.

The Broncos will enter the WCC Tournament as the No. 3 seed and face No. 6 Saint Mary’s College on April 23rd at 12 p.m. at the Green Valley Country Club in Fairfield, California. The winner will advance to play No. 2 Pepperdine on April 24 at 12 p.m.