RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Playing without two senior starters, the University of California San Diego women's tennis team dropped a 6-1 match at future Big West Conference rival UC Riverside on Saturday afternoon. The win evened the Highlanders' record at 3-3, while the Tritons fell to 0-2.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UC Riverside 6, UC San Diego 1
Records: UC San Diego 0-2, UC Riverside 3-3
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Tritons duo of freshman Anjni Agrawal and freshman Rachel Wagner earned a 7-6 (5) victory at No. 2 doubles, but the Highlanders took the other two doubles showdowns to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
 
In singles play, UC San Diego freshman Rachel Wagner got the Tritons on the board with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 victory at No. 2 singles. However, that was the only victory for the visitors on the afternoon.
 
UC San Diego played without senior captains Becky Chou and Valeria Corral on Saturday. Chou had been starting at No. 1 singles and Corral at No. 4.
 
QUOTABLE
"We played a very competitive match," said UC San Diego coach Liz LaPlante. "It was nice to see the freshmen playing with more confidence, and it showed with their competitive outings."
 
RESULTS
Doubles
1. Tia Elpusan/Sara Khattab (UCR) def. Chloe Wight/Sophie Pearson (UCSD), 7-5
2. Anjni Agrawal/Rachel Wagner (UCSD) def. Mahli Silpachai/Hanh Pham (UCR), 7-6 (5)
3. Lindsey Gelinas/Lauren Wolfe (UCR) def. Anu Bhadada/Julianna Sabile (UCSD), 6-3
 
Singles
1. Mahli Silpachai (UCR) def. Sophie Pearson (UCSD), 7-5, 7-5
2. Rachel Wagner (UCSD) def. Tia Elpusan (UCR), 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
3. Lindsey Gelinas (UCR) def. Chloe Wight (UCSD), 6-3, 6-0
4. Sara Khattab (UCR) def. Anu Bhadada (UCSD), 6-1, 2-6, 6-3
5. Hanh Pham (UCR) def. Julianna Sabile (UCSD), 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
6. Sofia Lazzaroni (UCR) def. Tiara Nourishad (UCSD), 6-2, 6-1
 
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 1, 2); Singles (3, 6, 4, 2, 5, 1)
 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego opens its home schedule on Sunday afternoon, when the Tritons take on Cal State LA at Northview Tennis Courts in La Jolla. First serve is scheduled for Noon.
 
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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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