LA JOLLA, Calif. – Playing its second match in as many days, the University of California San Diego women's tennis team fell to visiting Ball State by a 6-1 score at Northview Tennis Courts on Wednesday afternoon.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Ball State 6, UC San Diego 1
Records: Ball State 9-2, UC San Diego 4-5
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
An NCAA Division I team, Ball State came out strong and earned the doubles point by winning two of the three doubles matches. The Tritons' lone doubles victory came from the No. 1 pair of senior captain Becky Chou and freshman Rachel Wagner. They earned a 6-1 victory on Wednesday – their sixth straight win at the top spot.
 
In singles play, Wagner earned the lone point of the match for UC San Diego, thanks to her win at No. 2. She out-lasted her opponent 6-7, 6-3, 10-7. She is now 5-0 at No. 2 singles for the Tritons.
 
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"We knew this would be a tough match, and it was," said UC San Diego coach Liz LaPlante. "We have some things we need to work on as we regroup and get ready for Azusa [Pacific] next week."
 
RESULTS
Complete Box Score
 
Order of finish: Doubles (2, 1, 3); Singles (5, 3, 1, 6, 4, 2)
 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego returns to action on March 12, when the Tritons visit No. 13 Azusa Pacific. A make-up of a match rained out on Feb. 22, next week's match against the Cougars is scheduled for a 2:30 p.m. first serve.
 
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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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