LA JOLLA, Calif. – The No. 7 University of California San Diego men's tennis team fought hard to edge Villanova, 4-3, at Northview Tennis Courts this afternoon.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UC San Diego 4, Villanova 3
Records: UC San Diego 9-2, Villanova 3-6
HOW IT HAPPENED
Phillip Lan and
Sreeganesh Manoharan were the first ones off the court in doubles, taking a 6-3 triumph over their Villanova counterparts. However, Villanova was able to secure the doubles point with wins on the second and third courts.
Villanova extended its lead with a win at third singles, but the Tritons fought back. Manoharan cruised to victory, 6-3, 6-1, to put UC San Diego on the scoreboard. Then, Lan prevailed, 7-5, 6-1 to even the score.
With a win at sixth singles,
Marius Ruh gave the Tritons the lead. Ruh took down his Wildcat opponent, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.
After a Wildcat victory at fifth singles to bring the score to 3-3, it all came down to second singles.
Sahm Irvine bounced back from a narrow loss in the first set to clinch the win for the Tritons, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4.
TRITON THOUGHTS
After the match, Irvine spoke about the win.
RESULTS
View the box score
here.
UP NEXT
Next, the Tritons will remain at home. UC San Diego will take on Ball State at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Northview Tennis Courts.
About UC San Diego Athletics
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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