SAN JOSÉ, Calif. – Playing the first of three road matches in three cities over the next three days, the UC San Diego women's tennis team took the doubles point before falling 4-1 at San José State Tuesday afternoon at the Spartan Tennis Complex.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: San José State 4, UC San Diego 1
Records: UC San Diego 2-14; San José State 4-6
HOW IT HAPPENED
As they've done so many times this season, the Tritons took a 1-0 lead in the match after capturing the doubles point. After the Spartans won at the first position, UC San Diego junior
Rachel Wagner and freshman
Adriana Tabares won 6-3 at No. 3 doubles. The doubles point came down to No. 2, and Triton freshmen
Naomi Nguyen and
Katelyn Vu outlasted their opponents, 7-5, to capture the point.
In singles play, San José State picked up wins at No. 4, 5, 2, and 3 to come from behind and take the match. UC San Diego sophomore
Ella Pachl led 6-0, 3-4 at No. 1 when the Spartans completed their rally.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. Oleksan. Andrieieva/Irena Muradyan (SJSU) def.
Ella Pachl/
Anu Bhadada (UCSD) 6-2
2.
Naomi Nguyen/
Katelyn Vu (UCSD) def. Alba Pedrero Galindo/Lara Marco Mas (SJSU) 7-5
3.
Rachel Wagner/
Adriana Tabares (UCSD) def. Rozalina Youseva/Jovana Babic (SJSU) 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles
1. Alba Pedrero Galindo (SJSU) vs.
Ella Pachl (UCSD) 0-6, 4-3, unfinished
2. Oleksan. Andrieieva (SJSU) def.
Katelyn Vu (UCSD) 6-3, 6-1
3. Rozalina Youseva (SJSU) def.
Adriana Tabares (UCSD) 6-1, 6-1
4. Irena Muradyan (SJSU) def.
Rachel Wagner (UCSD) 6-0, 6-1
5. Jovana Babic (SJSU) def.
Anu Bhadada (UCSD) 6-0, 6-0
6. R. Villan Pereira (SJSU) vs.
Julianna Sabile (UCSD) 6-1, 5-2, unfinished
Order of finish: 4, 5, 2, 3
QUOTABLE
"We got off to a strong start again today, but we weren't quite able to pull it together in singles," said UC San Diego head coach
Liz LaPlante. "This was a tough team, and we'll face another challenge tomorrow."
TRITON TIDBITS
UP NEXT
UC San Diego resumes Big West play on Wednesday morning, when the Tritons visit UC Davis. The match is scheduled for an 11 a.m. first serve.
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.
