LA JOLLA, Calif. – The No. 7 University of California San Diego men's tennis team fell to Division I opponent Ball State, 6-1, at home this evening.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Ball State 6, UC San Diego 1
Records: UC San Diego 9-3, Ball State 8-4
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Ball State started the evening by capturing the doubles point, and continued to rack up points in singles. The highlight of the match for the Tritons was Zach Ermert's win on the sixth court. After falling in the first set, 4-6, Ermert battled back, 6-4, 6-4 to put the Tritons on the scoreboard.
 
COACH'S THOUGHTS
Head Coach Timmer Willing shared his thoughts after the match.

Coach Timmer shared his thoughts after today's match pic.twitter.com/1vzvSL5YjW

— UCSD Men's Tennis (@UCSDmtennis) March 9, 2020

 
RESULTS
Doubles

1. Chris Adams/Vince Orlando (BALL) vs. Phillip Lan/Sreeganesh Manoharan (UCSD) 4-3 unfinished
2. Thibault de Negri/Parrish Simmons (BALL) def. Zach Ermert/Neil Tengbumroong (UCSD) 6-3
3. Danilo Kovacevic/Bryce Bonin (BALL) def. William Lan/Dylan Taylor (UCSD) 6-1

 
Singles

1. Thibault de Negri (BALL) def. Phillip Lan (UCSD) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0(7)
2. Chris Adams (BALL) def. Sahm Irvine 6-2, 6-0
3. Danilo Kovacevic (BALL) def. Neil Tengbumroong (UCSD) 6-0, 6-3
4. Vince Orlando (BALL) def. Sreeganesh Manoharan (UCSD) 6-1, 6-4
5. Parrish Simmons (BALL) def. Marius Ruh (UCSD) 6-2, 6-4
6. Zach Ermert (UCSD) def. Eli Nerran (BALL) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 

UP NEXT
Next, the Tritons will remain at home. UC San Diego will take on Bucknell at 9 a.m. on Tuesday 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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