Kim Secures Men’s Tennis 3-all Clincher Against Washington on the Road

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SEATTLE – John Kim came through with the 3-all clincher against Washington at the Nordstrom Tennis Center on Saturday coming back from a set down to defeat Rohan Belday 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 to help Santa Clara men’s tennis improve to 7-2 on the season.  

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

In a back and forth affair between Santa Clara (7-2) and Washington (4-4), Kim had the last word on court three with his three set victory.  This is the second time the Broncos have defeated a Big Ten conference opponent on a 3-all clincher this spring.  On Feb. 1, Ferran Redza secured the 3-all clincher against Oregon at the Degheri Tennis Center and was recognized as the West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year for his efforts.  
On Saturday, the Broncos took the doubles point on wins by Valentin Faure and Redza on court three, followed by Tiago Boschmans and Luca Lemaitre’s victory over Stephane Kamendje and Nikola Plavsic 6-3 on court two. 
The Huskies won the first two singles matches at court two and one to go ahead 2-1 on the team scoreboard.
Faure answered to knot things at 2-all when he beat  Hyeon Seok Seo 6-3, 7-5 on court five. 
SCU went ahead 3-2 on Luca Bluett’s win past Daniel Bien 6-4, 6-3 on court six. 
Brett Pearson then defeated Lukas Maskow 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 to tie the match before Kim’s clincher.  

RESULTS:

Santa Clara 4, Washington 3

2/14/2026 at Seattle (Nordstrom Tennis Center)

Singles competition

1. #121 Soham Purohit (WASH) def. Luca Lemaitre (SCUMTEN) 6-1, 6-3
2. Stephane Kamendje (WASH) def. Alexander W Eriksson (SCUMTEN) 6-2, 6-0
3. John Kim (SCUMTEN) def. Rohan Belday (WASH) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
4. Brett Pearson (WASH) def. Lukas Maskow (SCUMTEN) 6-3, 1-6, 6-4
5. Valentin Faure (SCUMTEN) def. Hyeon Seok Seo (WASH) 6-3, 7-5
6. Luca Bluett (SCUMTEN) def. Daniel Bien (WASH) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles competition

1. #63 Brett Pearson/Soham Purohit (WASH) vs. #17 Luca Bluett/John Kim (SCUMTEN) 4-4, unfinished

2. Tiago Boschmans/Luca Lemaitre (SCUMTEN) def. Stephane Kamendje/Nikola Plavsic (WASH) 6-3

3. Valentin Faure/Ferran Redza (SCUMTEN) def. Rohan Belday/Hyeon Seok Seo (WASH) 6-1

Match Notes

Santa Clara 7-2

Washington 4-4

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (2,1,5,6,4,3)

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