RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. - A pair of doubles wins wasn't enough as the 16th-ranked UC San Diego men's tennis team fell to No. 1 Barry, 5-2, Sunday at Rancho Valencia.
The Triton duo of Alexandre Miaule and Horea Porutiu outlasted Nico Dreer and Franco Echenique for a 9-8 victory at No. 2 doubles. UCSD also won at No. 3 as Rodrigo Amaral and Justin Zhang combined to take down Fabian Proneet and Daniel Ventura, 8-4.
At No. 1 doubles, the ninth-ranked pairing of Renato Lombardi and Ahmed Triki edged Axel Bouillin and Eric Tseng, 8-6.
Only four of the six singles matches were played to completion as the match was halted when Barry earned the fifth and deciding point.
At the top of the singles ladder, Triki, ranked fifth nationally, topped Tseng by scores of 7-5 and 6-2. The Bucs also won at No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6.
In the No. 2 singles tilt, Zhang was in front of 37th-ranked Dreer, 6-2 and 4-2, before the match was called.
UCSD fell to 9-5 and Barry improved to 7-2.
UC San Diego concludes an eight-match home stand when it hosts Division I opponent Georgetown on Monday, March 7, at noon. Admission to the event at Northview Courts is free.
#1 Barry 5, #16 UC San Diego 2
March 6, 2016 at Rancho Santa Fe, CA (Rancho Valencia)
Singles competition
1. #5 Ahmed Triki (BARRY) def. Eric Tseng (UCSD) 7-5, 6-2
2. Justin Zhang (UCSD) vs. #37 Nico Dreer (BARRY) 6-2, 4-2, unfinished
3. Alexandre Miaule (UCSD) vs. Fabian Pronnet (BARRY) 3-6, 6-4, 1-1, unfinished
4. #12 Renato Lombardi (BARRY) def. Rodrigo Amaral (UCSD) 6-3, 6-4
5. Daniel Ventura (BARRY) def. Richard Han (UCSD) 6-0, 6-2
6. Franco Echenique (BARRY) def. Adrian Cordova (UCSD) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #9 Renato Lombardi/Ahmed Triki (BARRY) def. Axel Bouillin/Eric Tseng (UCSD) 8-6
2. Alexandre Miaule/Horea Porutiu (UCSD) def. Nico Dreer/Franco Echenique (BARRY) 9-8 (7-4)
3. Rodrigo Amaral/Justin Zhang (UCSD) def. Fabian Pronnet/Daniel Ventura (BARRY) 8-4
Match Notes
Barry 7-2; National ranking #1
UC San Diego 9-5; National ranking #16; Regional ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,1,4,6)
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