LA JOLLA, Calif. – After last weekend's trip to Arizona, the UC San Diego women's tennis team was at Northview Tennis Courts for the first time this spring. Down 3-1, the Tritons rallied to defeat Nevada, 4-3, in a great match up in La Jolla. The win marked career victory No. 600 for UC San Diego head coach Liz LaPante.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UC San Diego 4, Nevada 3
Records: UC San Diego 2-1 ; Nevada 1-1
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Tritons fought hard throughout doubles with senior captain
Rachel Wagner and sophomore
Katelyn Vu grabbing their second doubles win this season, at No. 3. Following a loss at No. 1, freshman
Grace Gamal and sophomore
Naomi Nguyen came back for redemption hoping to take the point in a tiebreaker but fell short, 7-6.
Singles matches were an intense battle with sophomore
Kelly Leung taking the first win at No. 1, 6-6 and 4-1, tying the match. Nevada earned wins at Nos. 4 and 2 to take a 3-1 lead. The fight was not yet over with sophomore
Katelyn Vu and senior
Sophie Pearson securing their single matches against great competition at Nos. 6 and 5. With a 3-3 score,
Grace Gamal fought to win the tiebreaker facing Nevada's Anastasia Luneva, with an impressive finish of 6-4.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. Amahee Charrier/Mariana Campino (NV) def.
Ella Pachl/
Kelly Leung (UCSD), 6-3
2. Audrey Moutama/Anastasia Luneva (NV) def.
Grace Gamal/
Naomi Nguyen (UCSD), 7-6, (7-2)
3.
Rachel Wagner/
Katelyn Vu (UCSD) def. Mathilde Scarcelet/Wiem Boubaker (NV), 6-3
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2
Singles
1.
Kelly Leung (UCSD) def. Mariana Campino (NV), 6-4, 6-1
2. Amahee Charrier (NV) def.
Ella Pachl (UCSD), 7-5, 6-3
3.
Grace Gamal (UCSD) def. Anastasia Luneva (NV), 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
4. Wiem Boubaker (NV) def.
Naomi Nguyen (UCSD), 7-5, 6-3
5.
Sophie Pearson (UCSD) def. Audrey Moutama (NV), 7-5, 6-3
6.
Katelyn Vu (UCSD) def. Mathilde Scarcelet (NV), 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 4, 2, 6, 5, 3
QUOTABLE
TRITON TIDBITS
- Saturday marked the Triton's first non-conference match of their season on their home turf of the Northview Tennis Courts.
- Senior Rachel Wagner and Sophomore Katelyn Vu secure their second doubles win of the season.
- This Saturday Coach Liz LaPante secured her 600th victory of her career here at UC San Diego.
UP NEXT
UC San Diego will take a week of practice to prepare for their next home match on Saturday, Jan. 28th at 11 a.m. against Alabama at Northview Tennis Courts.
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 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 NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
