HONOLULU, Hawai'i – The UC San Diego men's tennis team was unable to top Big West Conference foe Hawai'i, falling to the Rainbow Warriors in Honolulu this evening, 7-0.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Hawai'i 7, UC San Diego 0
Records: Hawai'i 3-3 (2-3 BWC), UC San Diego 0-5 (0-2 BWC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Rainbow Warriors set the tone in doubles, securing victories on all three courts. The third court was the closest battle, but Phillip Lan and William Lan were edged out by their Hawai'i counterparts, 5-7.
 
Although most of the Tritons fell in straight sets during singles, Neil Tengbumroong fought hard on court six as he made his 2021 debut. Tengbumroong battled for a 7-6 win in set one, but fell in sets two and three, 2-6, 4-10.

QUOTABLE
"They were better than us," Head Coach Timmer Willing shared after the match. "No excuses, and we need to be better in all aspects of the game: mentally, physically, and technically."
 
RESULTS
View the box score here.
 
UP NEXT
Next, UC San Diego will return to the mainland. The Tritons are slated to host UC Santa Barbara for a Big West Conference matchup at noon on Saturday.

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.