RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The UC Riverside Highlanders improved to 2-1 on the season with a sound 6-1 win over the visiting University of California, San Diego at the Student Recreation Center Tennis Courts Saturday. The loss drops the Tritons to 0-1 on the year.

The Highlanders started the day off well as they took the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles matches to take that point. At No. 1 Mark Contreras and Christian Frick defeated Brent Molden and Eric Rubens, 8-5, while at No. 3, Justin Montgomery and Bobby Tam defeated Kazumi Negishi and Ramesh Thondapu, 8-4.

With the doubles point in hand, the Highlanders put the match away with solid singles play. No. 1 Norman Tam, No. 2 Mark Contreras, No. 4 Joe Cartledge, No. 5 Bobby Tam and No. 6 Christian Frick all won in singles play for the Highlanders.

UCSD returns to action on Sunday, playing at cross-town rival San Diego State at 2:30 p.m. on the SDSU campus.

UC Riverside 6, UCSD 1
Doubles
Contreras/Frick (UCR) def. Molden/Rubens (UCSD), 8-5.
Oijala/Meister (UCSD) def. Cartledge/N. Tam (UCR), 8-4.
Montgomery/B. Tam (UCR)/Negishi/Thondapu (UCSD), 8-4.

Singles
Norman Tam (UCR) def Brent Molden (UCSD)6-1, 6-1.
Mark Contreras (UCR) def Eric Oijala (UCSD), 6-0, 6-2.
Eric Rubens (UCSD) def. Justin Montgomery (UCR), 7-6, 1-6, (10-7).
Joe Cartledge (UCR) def. Blake Meister (UCSD), 6-1, 6-4.
Bobby Tam (UCR) def Kazumi Negishi (UCSD), 6-3, 6-3.
Christian Frick (UCR) def. Ramesh Thondapu (UCSD), 2-6, 6-3, (10-8).