LA JOLLA, Calif. – The UC San Diego men's tennis team rallied behind one another to come back and take a 4-3 win against Loyola Marymount Sunday at Northview Tennis Courts.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Team Scores: UC San Diego 4, Loyola Marymount 3
Team Records: UC San Diego 3-2; Loyola Marymount 1-1
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
In doubles, the Tritons found themselves down after dropping the No. 2 match-up. However, the team rallied for two-straight victories. Seniors Daniel Traxler and William Lan took their first win of the season, 6-4, at No. 1. Junior Eric Silberman and freshman Diogo Tinoco earned a 7-5 win over their opponents at No. 3, securing the doubles point for UC San Diego.
 
In singles play, sophomore Charles Qian started off with a win at No. 6, extending his exceptional start to the season.

Without hesitation, the Lions countered Qian's victory by earning three-straight wins at No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 to take a 3-2 advantage in the match.
 
Tinoco took down his opponent in straight sets at No. 3 to even the contest at 3-3.

It came down to sophomore Pelayo Rodriguez at No. 5. It took three sets, but he clutched up and won by scores of 6-1, 3-6, and 6-4 to clinch the victory for the Tritons.
 
RESULTS
Doubles
1. Daniel Traxler/William Lan (UCSD) def. Ermin Torlic/Arthur Pantino (LMU), 6-4
2. John Bryan Otico/Alex Padro Parra (LMU) def. Pelayo Rodriguez/Phillip Lan (UCSD), 6-3
3. Eric Silberman/Diogo Tinoco (UCSD) def. Alvaro González/Lincoln Bellamy (LMU), 7-5
 
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
 
Singles
1. Yassine Smiej (LMU) def. Daniel Traxler (UCSD), 6-2, 6-4
2. Arthur Pantino (LMU) def. Phillip Lan (UCSD), 7-5, 6-3
3. Diogo Tinoco (UCSD) def. Emin Torlic (LMU), 7-5, 7-5
4. John Bryan Otico (LMU) def. Jett Cole (UCSD), 6-2, 6-3
5. Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD) def. Alvaro González (LMU), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
6. Charles Qian (UCSD) def. Alex Padro Parra (LMU), 6-1, 6-1
 
Order of finish: 6, 4, 2, 1, 3, 5
 
QUOTABLE FROM HEAD COACH TIMMER WILLING
"It was extremely competitive from start to finish and I am pretty happy to get away with a win in that tough match."
 
TRITON TIDBITS
• It was the third 4-3 win for UC San Diego this season and the team's second in three days.
• Sunday marked the Tritons first match-up against Loyola Marymount since the 2007-08 season.
• For Charles Qian, it was his fifth singles win of the season.

UP NEXT
UC San Diego travels to Pacific on Jan. 28 for a 1 p.m. match.
 
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 Postgraduate 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.