MORAGA, Calif. - Year one under head coach Daniel Cardiff officially kicks off this week as Saint Mary's will split their squad and compete in the KPSF Open and the Sherwood Collegiate Cup starting on Thursday, September 25th. Cardiff and his squad will compete in five different events this fall including a pair of ITA events in October and November. 

The 2025-26 men's tennis roster features six returners including veterans Paulo Hugo Etchecoin, Pierre Lieutaud and Thibaud Maxant. Juan Etchecoin will join his older brother Paulo on campus this season as a true freshman while the other newcomer for the Gaels is Joseph Lyon who joins the squad as a junior transfer from Lewis and Clark College.  

The full 2025 fall schedule can be found below or at smcgaels.com: 

KPSF Open | September 25-28
Sherwood Collegiate Cup | September 26-28
Aggie Invite | October 10-12
ITA Regionals | October 16-21
ITA West Sectionals | November 6-9 

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