LA JOLLA, Calif. – The University of California San Diego men's tennis team opened the exhibition portion of its schedule today, facing crosstown rival San Diego State at the Santaluz Tennis Courts.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UC San Diego 1, San Diego State 6
Records: UC San Diego 0-0, Opponent 1-1
HOW IT HAPPENED
In doubles, the Aztecs claimed their first win of the afternoon as
Marc Isaia and
Zach Ermert suffered a 6-2 loss to Rafael Gonzalez and Jan Kirchhoff.
At third doubles,
Phillip Lan made his first collegiate appearance with the Tritons, teaming up with
Sahm Irvine. The pair battled their Aztec opponents, but ultimately fell, 6-4.
Like Lan,
Cody Duong played in his first exhibition match as a Triton. Duong fought hard in the first set, but was upended, 7-5, 6-1.
The highlight of afternoon was
Neil Tengbumroong's victory at #4 singles. Tengbumroong clinched a 6-2, 6-4 decision over Ignacio Martinez of San Diego State.
COACH'S THOUGHTS
"I was happy with our doubles performance," said Head Coach
Timmer Willing. "I felt that when we get more match play, we will improve quickly.
"We have had a great two weeks of practice so hopes were high going in. I felt in singles we started strong at most positions, but once we dropped the first set we didn't respond well or didn't know how to handle the changes necessary. It was a good start against a very good team to help us learn what needs to be done."
RESULTS
View the box score
here.
UP NEXT
The Tritons will continue exhibition play tomorrow afternoon. UC San Diego will welcome Nevada to the Northview Tennis Courts at 11 a.m.
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