HONOLULU – The UC San Diego women's tennis team dropped a 4-0 decision at Hawai'i on Friday afternoon in the second match of a two-match series on O'ahu.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Hawai'i 4. UC San Diego 0
Records: UC San Diego 1-4, Hawai'i 4-2
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Rainbow Wahine captured the doubles point thanks to wins at No. 3 and No. 1. Triton captains Anu Bhadada and Rachel Wagner led 4-3 at No. 2 when Hawai'i clinched the point.
 
In singles action, UC San Diego freshman Monica Stratakos won her second set, 6-2, at No. 4. However, her match was halted when Hawai'i earned victories at No. 3, 6 and 2 to clinch the match.
 
RESULTS
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QUOTABLE
"We competed hard but were unable to get the results," said UC San Diego head coach Liz LaPlante. "It was nice to get some other players in the lineup today."
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Friday's match was a non-conference matchup between the Tritons and the Rainbow Wahine. The Big West Conference tilt took place on Thursday night.
• Sophomore Tiara Nourishad saw her first action of the season, competing at No. 6 singles for the Tritons.

 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego is back in action on Saturday, April 3, when the Tritons visit UC Irvine for a Big West Conference showdown.

About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions III and II and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.

Return To Sport…Safely
In order for UC San Diego scholar-athletes to be permitted to return to training and competition safely and within federal, state, local, and university guidelines, the athletic department implemented a number of measures designed to complement and enhance the university's highly-successful Return To Learn program. Notable actions include being physically distanced when practical, including during out-of-season training sessions; wearing masks, except when undergoing physically strenuous exercise; and maintaining proper hygiene. Athletes, coaches, and staff are testing at a higher frequency than the campus population, teams adhere to CDC, NCAA, and Big West Conference guidelines, and department officials participate in regular meetings with conference and university-affiliated physicians and the UC San Diego emergency operations staff.