DAVIS, Calif. – Senior Sahm Irvine earned a win in his final match as a Triton on Saturday, but the 2022 UC San Diego men's tennis season finale ended in defeat, as they fell to the UC Davis Aggies, 4-2. Sophomore Jett Cole secured the Tritons' second point with his fifth singles win of the year.
 
UC San Diego finishes the season with four wins, including their first win as a Division I program, a 6-1 triumph over Villanova, and their first in the Big West Conference, topping UC Riverside, 5-2. Among their 27 matches this spring, the Tritons played seven against opponents ranked in the nation's top 75, including a stretch of six straight.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UC Davis 4, UC San Diego 2
Records: UC San Diego 4-22 (1-5 Big West); UC Davis 15-13 (1-5 Big West)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
After shuffling their doubles lineup in recent matches, the Tritons returned to fielding their strongest three pairings in the day's first action. Despite that, it was the Aggies who took the doubles point, winning on courts 1 and 2 to clinch it.
 
In singles play, Irvine wrapped up his UC San Diego career in style at No. 6, taking his team-leading eighth win in straight sets. Cole, a transfer from UC Santa Barbara, won at No. 5 to put a bow on his first season in La Jolla, but UC Davis earned wins on the top three courts to clinch the match victory. With Saturday's result, the Tritons and Aggies finish the season with identical Big West Conference records.
 
RESULTS
Doubles
1. Andrei Volgin/Mitchell Davis (UCD) def. Daniel Traxler/William Lan (UCSD) 6-3
2. Ryan Torres/Ryan Morgan (UCD) def. Eric Silberman/Zach Ermert (UCSD) 6-2
3. Brett Brinkman/Andras Necz (UCD) vs. Phillip Lan/Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD) unfinished

Singles
1. Andrei Volgin (UCD) def. Daniel Traxler (UCSD) 6-1, 6-2
2. Ryan Torres (UCD) def. William Lan (UCSD) 6-1, 6-3
3. Andras Necz (UCD) def. Zach Ermert (UCSD) 6-2, 6-4
4. Brett Brinkman (UCD) vs. Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD) 6-3, unfinished
5. Jett Cole (UCSD) def. Abhi Eedara (UCD) 6-1, 6-3
6. Sahm Irvine (UCSD) def. Mitchell Davis (UCD) 6-4, 6-2
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Phillip Lan and Pelayo Rodriguez finish as the Tritons' best doubles partnership, with a record of 9-4 on the season. Eric Silberman and Zach Ermert also finish with a winning record, 7-6
• Nine different Tritons won at least one singles decision this season; Sahm Irvine finishes with the best singles record, 8-6  

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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.