LA JOLLA, Calif. – Visiting Cal Poly took two of three doubles matches and swept singles action on the way to a 7-0 victory over UC San Diego Friday afternoon at Northview Tennis Courts.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Cal Poly 7, UC San Diego 0
Records: UC San Diego 2-5, 1-1; Cal Poly 3-2, 1-0
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego's top doubles tandem of junior
Sophie Pearson and sophomore
Ella Pachl won 6-3 at No. 1 but the Mustangs earned the doubles point thanks to wins at the second and third position.
In singles play, Pearson won the first set and went to a super tiebreaker at No. 2 despite suffering an injury early in the second set. Junior
Rachel Wagner won her first set, 6-2, at No. 5 before falling in a super tiebreaker as well.
RESULTS
Doubles
1.
Sophie Pearson/Ella Pachl (UCSD) def. Emily Ackerman/Kim Bhunu (CP), 6-3
2. Delanie Dunkle/Melissa LaMette (CP) def.
Naomi Nguyen/Katelyn Vu (UCSD), 6-1
3. Eliza Bates/Peyton Dunkle (CP) def.
Anu Bhadada/
Rachel Wagner (UCSD), 6-3
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles
1. Kim Bhunu (CP) def.
Ella Pachl (UCSD), 6-1, 7-5
2. Melissa LaMette (CP) def.
Sophie Pearson (UCSD), 4-6, 6-1, 10-5
3. Emily Ackerman (CP) def.
Naomi Nguyen (UCSD), 6-2, 6-2
4. Delanie Dunkle (CP) def.
Katelyn Vu (UCSD), 6-0, 6-2
5. Shreya Ravilla (CP) def.
Rachel Wagner (UCSD), 2-6, 6-0, 10-5
6. Eliza Bates (CP) def.
Anu Bhadada (UCSD), 6-3, 6-1
Order of finish: 4, 6, 3, 5, 1, 2
QUOTABLE
"That's a very good team and this was not our best outing," said UC San Diego head coach
Liz LaPlante. "When you combine those two things, you get the result we saw today. There is plenty to learn from and we'll work hard to improve before next week."
TRITON TIDBITS
- Cal Poly has now won both Big West meetings vs. the Tritons after a 4-1 victory in 2021.
- The match was UC San Diego's third consecutive at home.
UP NEXT
UC San Diego continues its stretch of five consecutive home matches on Feb. 17 when the Tritons host Hawai'i in a Big West showdown. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m. from Northview Tennis Courts in La Jolla.
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.
