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Will Lan
4
Winner Brigham Young University BYU (8-6)
3
UC San Diego UCSD (4-15)
Winner
Brigham Young University BYU
(8-6)
4
Final
3
UC San Diego UCSD
(4-15)

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Comeback Comes Up Just Short Against BYU

LA JOLLA, Calif. – Thursday's men's tennis match between UC San Diego and BYU could hardly have been closer. The doubles point was decided in a tiebreaker, and the match came down to the sixth and final singles court. The Cougars claimed both of those crucial points to defeat the Tritons, 4-3, at Northview Tennis Courts. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: BYU 4, UC San Diego 3
Records: UC San Diego 4-15 (1-2 Big West); BYU 8-6 (1-1 West Coast)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
For the second day in a row, doubles play went down to the wire, and for the second day in a row the Tritons just missed out on the win. After BYU won at No. 1, juniors Daniel Traxler and William Lan forced and won a tiebreaker at No. 2 to get UC San Diego back on level terms as the match at No. 3 also went into a tiebreaker. The Cougars grabbed a close win in that tiebreaker, 8-6, to take the doubles point.
 
In singles play, the Tritons started to mount a comeback. Redshirt senior Zach Ermert won at No. 3 to level the match, then after BYU regained the lead with a win at No. 1, junior Phillip Lan won at No. 2 to level the match again. UC San Diego took the lead with sophomore Jett Cole's victory at No. 5. At No. 4, freshman Pelayo Rodriguez put up a tremendous fight but could not climb out of an early hole, leaving the match tied, 3-3, with just fellow freshman Sanjith Devineni battling in a third set at No. 6. BYU took the set and the match.

RESULTS
Doubles
  1. Matheus Ferreira Leite/Mateo Vereau (BYU) def. Eric Silberman/Zach Ermert (UCSD), 6-2
  2. Daniel Traxler/William Lan (UCSD) def. Wally Thayne/Dominik Jakovljevic (BYU), 7-6 (7-3)
  3. Alex Lin/Otto Schreiner (BYU) def. Pelayo Rodriguez/Phillip Lan (UCSD), 7-6 (8-6)
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
 
Singles
  1. Wally Thayne (BYU) def. Daniel Traxler (UCSD), 6-1, 6-4
  2. Phillip Lan (UCSD) def. Matheus Ferreira Leite (BYU), 6-1, 6-3
  3. Zach Ermert (UCSD) def. Mateo Vereau (BYU), 6-2, 6-3
  4. Dominik Jakovljevic (BYU) def. Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD), 6-2, 6-4
  5. Jett Cole (UCSD) def. Otto Schreiner (BYU), 6-2, 6-1
  6. Alex Lin (BYU) def. Sanjith Devineni (UCSD), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2, 5, 4, 6
 
QUOTABLE

TRITON TIDBITS
  • Zach Ermert earned his second win at No. 3 singles this season
  • Sanjith Devineni made only his fifth appearance in the lineup on Thursday
  • The Tritons' three wins in singles play is their best performance in a loss this season
UP NEXT
The Tritons are back in Big West Conference action on Saturday, facing UC Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara. First serve is scheduled for 2 p.m.
 
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.

 
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