CLAREMONT, Calif. – The University of California San Diego women's tennis team fell 7-0 at CMS in its season opener Saturday afternoon. Ranked second nationally at the NCAA Division III level, the Athenas won their 30th straight home match and improved to 3-0 on the season. The Tritons are 0-1.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 7, UC San Diego 0
Records: UC San Diego 0-1, CMS-0
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
CMS swept the three doubles matches and took a 1-0 lead.
 
In singles, senior captain Valeria Corral was leading 6-1, 5-2 at No. 4 singles but she was forced to retire due to injury. The Tritons dropped the other singles matches in straight sets as the Athenas earned the shutout.
 
QUOTABLE
"We were facing a very tough team and needed to play better," said UC San Diego coach Liz LaPlante. "Valeria's injury was unfortunate; she was playing quite well."
 
RESULTS
Complete Box Score
 
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 2, 1); Singles (1, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2)
 
UP NEXT
The Tritons return to action on February 8 when they hit the road to face future Big West Conference foe Cal State Riverside. UC San Diego opens its home schedule the following day, hosting Cal State LA.
 
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With 30 national team championships, nearly 150 individual titles and the top student-athlete graduation rate among Division II institutions in the United States, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program annually ranks as one of the most successful in the country.  The Tritons sponsor 23 intercollegiate sport programs that compete on the NCAA Division I and II levels and, in summer 2020, will transition into full Division I status as a member of the Big West Conference.  UC San Diego student-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent.  A total of 82 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 37 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships.  In competition, more than 1,300 UC San Diego student-athletes have earned All-America honors.
 
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