MALIBU, Calif. – The UC San Diego men's tennis team concludes the ITA Southwest Regional Championship to open up their fall play. Taking place at Pepperdine University in Malibu, the Tritons faced top Division 1 schools throughout the southwest including University of Arizona, Grand Canyon University, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, and Cal Poly.
Although the Tritons were faced with tough competition,
Daniel Traxler took two singles on the first day while
Phillip Lan won both a singles and a doubles match.
DAY ONE RESULTS – Oct. 20, 2022
Doubles
Phillip Lan/
Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD) def. Dominique Rolland/Jay Friend (U of A), 8-4
Enrique Luque Rico/Noah Zamora (UCI) def.
Charles Qian/
Jett Cole (UCSD), 8-2
Eric Hadigian/Maxi Homberg (Pepperdine) def.
Daniel Traxler/
Eric Silberman (UCSD), 8-1
Max Wuelfing/Robert Shelton (Pepperdine) def.
Diogo Tinoco/
Sanjith Devineni (UCSD), 8-7
Singles
Phillip Lan (UCSD) def. Diego Castillo (UCSB), 6-0, 6-1
Daniel Traxler (UCSD) def. David Wekesa (GCU), 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
Rithvik Krishna (UCI) def.
Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD), 6-3, 6-1
Jonathan Da Silva (GCU) def.
Eric Silberman (UCSD), 7-5, 6-3
Lawee Sherif (UCI) def.
Sanjith Devineni (UCSD), 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
Adrien Coulome (GCU) def.
Charles Qian (UCSD), 7-6, 5-7, 7-5
Jacob Bullard (ASU) def.
Diogo Tinoco (UCSD), 6-1, 6-4
Joseph Leather (Cal Poly) def.
Phillip Lan (UCSD), 6-1, 6-0
Daniel Traxler (UCSD) def. Lucca Liu (UCSB), 7-6, 6-4
DAY TWO RESULTS – Oct. 21, 2022
Doubles
Peter Makk/Lodewijk def.
Phillip Lan/
Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD), 8-6
Singles
Herman Hoeyeraal (U of A) def.
Daniel Traxler (UCSD), 6-3, 6-2
William Alsterback def.
Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD), 6-3, 5-7, [10]-[6]
Bastiaan Weststrate def.
Eric Silberman (UCSD), 6-4, 6-3
Emin Torlic def.
Sanjith Devineni (UCSD), 6-1, 6-1
Charles Qian (UCSD) def. Matthew Sah, 5-7, 6-4, [10]-[2]
DAY THREE RESULTS – Oct. 22, 2022
Singles
Emin Torlic def.
Charles Qian (UCSD), 6-1, 6-3
UP NEXT
The Tritons are back in action Nov. 5-7 at the San Diego Veterans Tennis Classic.
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 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 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.
