NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – Down a pair of starters due to injury, the UC San Diego women's tennis team fell at CSUN by a 4-0 score in Big West action on a blustery Saturday afternoon at the Matador Tennis Complex.
 
The loss dropped the Tritons to 2-9 overall and 1-5 in Big West play. The Matadors are 4-1 (1-1) after the shutout victory.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: CSUN 4, UC San Diego 0
Records: UC San Diego 2-9, 1-5 Big West; CSUN 4-1, 1-1 Big West
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Playing as a pair for the second consecutive match at No. 3, junior Rachel Wagner and freshman Adriana Tabares picked up a win, 6-3. However, the Matadors won the point thanks to 6-2 wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 position.
 
In singles play, the Matadors clinched the match with wins at No. 5, No. 1, and No. 6. The Tritons battled at the No. 3 position, with Vu trailing 7-6 (7-3), 2-2. At No. 4, Wagner took the second set 6-2 over her opponent before the match was halted in the third.
 
RESULTS
For a complete box score, click here.
 
QUOTABLE
"With two starters out, I'm impressed with the competitiveness we showed today," said UC San Diego head coach Liz LaPlante. "Playing with two new doubles teams and singles players in new roles we fought hard."
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• UC San Diego doubles tandems of Ella Pachl and Katelyn Vu (No. 1) and Anu Bhadada and Anna Snissarenko (No. 2) paired together for the first time.
• Junior Sophie Pearson (No. 2 singles, No. 1 doubles) was sidelined due to injury. Freshman Naomi Nguyen (third singles, second doubles) missed her second straight match.
• UC San Diego is now 0-2 vs. the Matadors as members of the Big West.
• The Tritons are 0-4 on the road so far this season.

 
UP NEXT
The Tritons pause Big West action next week as they host three non-conference matches at Northview Tennis Courts. The Tritons will host Weber State (March 8, Noon), Ball State (March 9, 1 p.m.) and Penn (March 11, Noon). Admission is free.
 
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.