By Jacob Norling
February 25, 2026
 
(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) Westmont Men's Tennis (5-2) has won five of its first seven in 2026 after the Warriors defeated NCAA Division III Chapman on Wednesday in Orange County. It was a dominant effort by the Warriors, who surrendered only a single point in an eventual 6-1 win.
 
Diego De Cooman and Rafael Matias took care of their line-two opponents in doubles (6-4), as did Arjun Sivakumar and Zach Steinberg at line three (6-3). De Cooman also showed off his dominance in singles, winning 6-3, 6-2. Driss Sedrati had to work for it at line three a bit in the first, but still won in two sets 7-6 (2), 6-3. Zach Steinberg put on an impressive showing in his match, winning at line five singles 6-1, 6-3.
 
Sidharth Maharana won by the same score at line six, and rounding out Westmont's scoring was Antoine De Cooman at line four, where he won 5-7, 6-4, and 10-4 in a tiebreaker.
 
"I was really proud of the guys today," said Westmont head coach Chris Elwood. "We played a very strong Chapman team who evenly matched with us in UTR, and we took them down, 6-1. This was a great road win for us, and probably the best we've been across the board in any particular match thus far.
 
"Everyone played strong to put us in a position to win. In particular, I want to give mention to Diego De Cooman and Driss Sedrati, who played their best matches of the year so far. Zach and Sid at five and six, as well. I thought they particularly brought a high level today, and really elevated their games across the board. We're looking forward to trying to bring this level of tennis into our next home match this weekend."
 
The Warriors host Biola in Santa Barbara on Saturday.