PORTLAND, Ore. – Lewis & Clark College men's tennis has announced its complete 2026 spring schedule, featuring a four-match Southern California road trip, a full Northwest Conference regular season slate and eight home contests in the L&C Tennis Dome.
 
The River Otters open the season Feb. 1 with an NWC road match against George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon, at 11 a.m. The Bruins finished second in the NWC last season with a 12-2 conference record and a 13-7 overall mark.
 
Lewis & Clark will travel to Southern California for a four-match trip Feb. 13–15. The River Otters face Chapman University in Orange on Friday at 2 p.m. The following day, Lewis & Clark plays Caltech at 10 a.m. in Pasadena before meeting Pomona-Pitzer at 3 p.m. in Claremont. The trip concludes Sunday with a 10 a.m. match against Occidental College in Los Angeles.
 
The River Otters return to conference play with home matches against the University of Puget Sound on Feb. 21 at 11 a.m., followed by Willamette University on Sunday at 11 a.m.
 
Lewis & Clark travels to eastern Washington for matches at Whitworth University on Feb. 28 at 11 a.m. and Whitman College on March 1 at 11 a.m. Whitman won the 2024-25 NWC regular-season title with a 13-1 conference record.
 
The River Otters return to the valley for a two-match weekend, March 7–8. Pacific University visits the L&C Tennis Dome on Saturday at 11 a.m. Lewis & Clark then travels to McMinnville, Oregon, to face Linfield University on Sunday at 11 a.m.
 
Before the start of the second half of NWC play, Lewis & Clark will travel to Big Sky Conference foe Portland State University on March 13 at 9 a.m. for an exhibition match against the NCAA Division I opponent.
 
George Fox travels to Portland for a rematch Saturday, March 14, at 10 a.m. The River Otters will also host an alumni match later that day in the L&C Tennis Dome.
 
Lewis & Clark plays at the University of Puget Sound on March 28 at 11 a.m. in Tacoma, Washington. The River Otters travel to Salem the following day for an 11 a.m. match against Willamette University.
 
The River Otters close out the regular season with four of their final five matches in the L&C Tennis Dome. They host the University of California, Santa Cruz, on Thursday, April 2, at 4 p.m. in a non-conference contest before hosting the Whits on Saturday (Whitworth) and Sunday (Whitman). Both matches against the eastern Washington schools will start at 11 a.m.
 
Lewis & Clark plays its final regular-season road match in Forest Grove when it takes on Pacific on April 11 at 10 a.m. The regular season concludes the next day with a Senior Day match against Linfield at 11 a.m., when the River Otters will honor seniors Landon Cronin, Spencer Loucks, Wade McDermott and Kai Wills.
 
Head coach Jimmy Chau returns eight players from the 2024-25 squad that posted a 13-6 overall record. The River Otters finished third in the NWC standings behind Whitman and George Fox.