Men's Tennis
Brothers Hunter and Thomas Lynch, City's top doubles team, made it all the way to the semifinals of the 2026 3C2A state championship, while Hunter Lynch advanced to the quarterfinals of the singles state championship.
San Diego City sophomore Hunter Lynch was named as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Sophomore Player of the Year at the 3C2A championship banquet, held in Oxnard, Calif.
San Diego City is back in the playoffs for the second consecutive season and for the sixth time under head coach Brandon Lupian. The Knights are the No. 6 seed and will play a road match at No. 4 Ventura on Tuesday, April 7 at 2 p.m in the quarterfinals of the 3C2A Southern California regionals.
San Diego City claimed its second consecutive Inland Empire Athletic Conference championship on Thursday after sweeping Mt. San Jacinto 9-0 to finish undefeated at 6-0. The Knights, who also went unbeaten in 2025, have not lost a conference match since 2024, a win streak of 16.
Sophomore men's tennis player Hunter Lynch has been named Inland Empire Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the final week of February.
San Diego City's No. 1 doubles pair, and brothers, Hunter and Thomas Lynch were named to the ITA 3C2A All-American team after finishing the 2025 season as the No. 4 ranked duo in the state.
The Knights are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2022 as the No. 6 seed and will travel north to play at No. 2 Glendale on Tuesday, April 8 at 2 p.m. in a Southern California first round regional. This is the fifth time under head coach Brandon Lupian that the Knights have reached the postseason.
The Knights, who clinched the outright Inland Empire Athletic Conference championship with an 8-1 win over Mt. San Jacinto on Tuesday, defeated Mt. San Antonio 8-1 on Wednesday to complete an undefeated 10-0 conference season. It's the second championship under head coach Brandon Lupian and the 12th in the program's history.
San Diego City clinched at least a share of the Inland Empire Athletic Conference championship after getting a 6-1 victory over College of the Desert on Friday to stay undefeated (8-0) in conference play. The Knights can secure the outright title with one win in their final two IEAC matches.
San Diego City, ranked No. 6 in Southern California, earned two big victories this week, including a narrow 5-4 win over No. 10 Mt. San Antonio to stay undefeated in conference and an 8-1 home win over No. 7 Fullerton on Friday.
The Knights won their third straight match on Tuesday after sweeping Victor Valley, 9-0, to improve to 8-6 overall and 7-2 in the Inland Empire Athletic Conference. It was the second consecutive win by a sweep and also the second time this season that the San Diego City has blanked Victor Valley.
The final Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings of the 2023 season were released on Tuesday and the Knights finished as the No. 18 team in the state after going 9-7 overall and 8-4 in the Inland Empire Conference, which was good for third place.
City's No. 1 doubles team of Brian Espinoza and Eduardo Castillo earned All-Inland Empire Athletic Conference honors by advancing to the semifinals of the conference championship tournament and also qualified for the state championship tournament. Espinoza also earned All-IEAC in singles by making it to the quarterfinals. Porter Niccum and Danny Cao are also headed to state by qualifying in doubles.
The Knights played a home doubleheader on Thursday and dominated Imperial Valley with two 8-1 victories to improve to 6-1 in the IEAC and 7-3 overall. The Knights, who have won four in a row, are now ranked No. 9 in Southern California according to the first Intercollegiate Tennis Associaton rankings released on March 8.
The Knights took care of business at home with a 7-2 win over Mt. San Jacinto to improve to 3-1 overall and 3-0 in the Inland Empire Athletic Conference. The Knights won two-of-three doubles matches and five of the six singles matches to earn their second straight win.
It came down the the final singles match once again and Porter Niccum came through with a straight sets win to give the Knights a 5-4 victory at El Camino. It was their second win in the last three matches with that same score.
