LA JOLLA, Calif. – Eric Silberman and Zach Ermert continued their fine form in doubles, and Daniel Traxler picked up his first win of 2022 at No. 1 singles as the UC San Diego men's tennis team won a second straight match Tuesday morning, defeating Boston University, 6-1 at Northview Tennis Courts.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UC San Diego 6, Boston U 1
Records: UC San Diego 3-8 (1-0 Big West), Boston U 0-9 (0-0 Patriot League)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Doubles play unfolded in a similar fashion to the Tritons' last match. After Boston won at No. 1 doubles, UC San Diego's duo of sophomore Silberman and redshirt senior Ermert picked up their fourth straight win at No. 2, leveling the scores. In the deciding match at No. 3, freshman Pelayo Rodriguez and junior Phillip Lan trailed early, but surged back to win and earn the Tritons a 1-0 advantage.
 
In singles play, the Terriers claimed the first point, winning at No. 4 to briefly level the match before Traxler restored UC San Diego's lead for good with a gutsy performance at No. 1. The junior won the first set in a tiebreaker, then swept the second set to claim his first singles win of the year. Shortly after Traxler claimed victory, Ermert did the same in straight sets at No. 2.
 
At No. 3 and No. 5, Rodriguez and senior Sahm Irvine had taken the first set and led in the second, setting up a de facto race to the clinching victory. Rodriguez won the race, taking his second set by the same score as his first, and sealing the result for the Tritons. Irvine's opponent pushed the second set at No. 5 to a tiebreaker, but Irvine won it and the match.
 
Before Irvine had finished, freshman Charles Qian wrapped up his collegiate debut with a comeback victory at No. 6. After losing a close first set, Qian won the next two, also in close fashion, to put himself in the win column and collect another point for his team.
 
RESULTS
Doubles
1. Johann Sajonz/Adrian Pawlowski (BU) def. Daniel Traxler/Jett Cole (UCSD), 6-1
2. Eric Silberman/Zach Ermert (UCSD) def. Jonah Dickson/Gabe Brown (BU), 6-3
3. Pelayo Rodriguez/Phillip Lan (UCSD) def. Dion Loutas/Ben Letzer (BU), 6-4
 
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3

Singles
1. Daniel Traxler (UCSD) def. Jonah Dickson (BU), 7-6 (7-3), 6-0
2. Zach Ermert (UCSD) def. Dion Loutas (BU), 6-1, 6-4 
3. Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD) def. Ben Letzer (BU), 6-3, 6-3
4. Adrian Pawlowski (BU) def. Jett Cole (UCSD), 6-2, 6-3
5. Sahm Irvine (UCSD) def. Gabe Brown (BU), 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
6. Charles Qian (UCSD) def. Johann Sajonz (BU), 5-7, 7-5, 10-8
 
Order of finish: 4, 1, 2, 3, 6, 5
 
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TRITON TIDBITS

• Charles Qian is the second Triton to collect a singles win on his collegiate debut this season; Pelayo Rodriguez got his first at No. 4 in the season opener against Nevada
• The Tritons are now 2-0 against teams from the east coast; UC San Diego will host Dartmouth on March 20 with the chance to go a perfect 3-0 against east-coast opponents this season
• Pelayo Rodriguez and Phillip Lan's win at No. 3 doubles ended with three straight double faults on serves by Boston U
• The start of the match was delayed slightly to give Boston U adequate warm-up time after they got caught in morning traffic

 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego continues its homestand on Friday, welcoming Air Force to the Northview Tennis Courts in the two teams' first ever dual match. First serve is scheduled for 3 p.m. 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.