LA JOLLA, Calif. – The UC San Diego women's tennis team picked up its first win of the season on Saturday afternoon at Northview Tennis Courts, topping visiting Sacramento State, 5-2.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UC San Diego 5, Sacramento State 2
Records: UC San Diego 1-2; Sacramento State 0-2
HOW IT HAPPENED
The top doubles tandem of junior
Sophie Pearson and sophomore
Ella Pachl got the match started with a convincing 6-1 win for UC San Diego. After the Hornets earned a 6-4 win at No. 2, the Tritons captured the doubles point with a 6-4 win from senior captain
Anu Bhadada and junior
Rachel Wagner at No. 3.
Freshman
Adriana Tabares earned a win at No. 4 singles when her opponent was forced to retire. Fellow freshman
Naomi Nguyen picked up a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 3 to give the Tritons a 3-0 lead in the match. Wagner clinched the win for UC San Diego with her 6-5, 6-4 win at No. 6.
RESULTS
Doubles
1.
Sophie Pearson/Ella Pachl (UCSD) def. Tsveti Yotova/Paige Alter (SSU), 6-1
2. Weronika Ejsmont/Megan Tagaloa (SSU) def.
Naomi Nguyen/Katelyn Vu (UCSD), 6-4
3.
Anu Bhadada/
Rachel Wagner (UCSD) def. Maddy Ferreros/Best Lee (SSU), 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles
1.
Ella Pachl (UCSD) def. Tsveti Yotova (SSU), 6-2, 7-6 (4)
2. Maddy Ferreros (SSU) def.
Sophie Pearson (UCSD), 7-5, 6-2
3.
Naomi Nguyen (UCSD) def. Weronika Ejsmont (SSU), 6-1, 6-1
4.
Adriana Tabares (UCSD) def. Best Lee (SSU), 1-0, ret.
5. Paige Alter (SSU) def.
Katelyn Vu (UCSD), 6-4, 4-6, 10-8
6.
Rachel Wagner (UCSD) def. Megan Tagaloa (SSU), 7-5, 6-4
Order of finish: 4, 3, 6, 1, 5, 2
QUOTABLE
"This was a great team win. I am really proud of the way we battled to get the doubles point," said UC San Diego head coach
Liz LaPlante. "I'm so proud of the fight Rachel [Wagner] showed in battling from behind to clinch the match."
TRITON TIDBITS
- The UC San Diego doubles tandem of Bhadada and Wagner won at No. 3 for the second straight day.
- Tabares and Nguyen each earned their first collegiate singles win.
UP NEXT
UC San Diego travels south to visit San Diego State on Jan. 29. First serve is scheduled for Noon from San Diego.
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 has begun a new era 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 II and III 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 garnered 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 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
