LA JOLLA, Calif. – In its second-straight Sunday doubleheader, the UC San Diego men's tennis team was downed twice by Northern Arizona at Northview Courts.

The Lumberjacks took the early match by a 6-0 score and followed up with a 4-0 victory in the afternoon contest.

UC San Diego is now 3-9, while NAU improved to 7-1.

INSIDE MATCH 1
Final Score: Northern Arizona 6, UC San Diego 1
Team Records: Northern Arizona 6-1, UC San Diego 3-8

RESULTS
Doubles
1. Dominik Buzonics/Maikel De Boes (NAU) vs. Daniel Traxler/William Lan (UC San Diego) 4-5, unfinished
2. Piotr Galus/Alex Groves (NAU) def. Phillip Lan/Pelayo Rodriguez (UC San Diego) 6-2
3. Facundo Tumosa/Daniel Dillon (NAU) def. Diogo Tinoco/Eric Silberman (UC San Diego) 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 3

Singles
1. Facundo Tumosa (NAU) def. Daniel Traxler (UC San Diego) 6-0, 6-0
2. Piotr Galus (NAU) def. Phillip Lan (UC San Diego) 6-4, 6-3
3. Maikel De Boes (NAU) def. Diogo Tinoco (UC San Diego) 6-4, 6-4
4. Dominik Buzonics (NAU) def. Jett Cole (UC San Diego) 6-4, 6-3
5. Dani Torres (NAU) def. Pelayo Rodriguez (UC San Diego) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
6. Charles Qian (UC San Diego) def. Alex Groves (NAU) 4-6, 6-0, 1-1, retired
Order of Finish: 1, 4, 2, 3, 5
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The first two doubles contests to come off the court were wins for Northern Arizona, giving the Lumberjacks a 1-0 lead in the match. Tritons Daniel Traxler and William Lan were up 5-4 against Dominik Buzonics and Maikel De Boes in the top doubles spot, but that match was left unfinished after Northern Arizona clinched the point.

In singles action, Charles Qian earned UC San Diego's lone point of the day. Playing at No. 6, Qian found himself down after dropping the opening set, but in the second frame, he shutout Alex Groves, 6-0, to even the match at 1-1. With the third frame tied at one game apiece, Groves was forced to retire due to injury.

At No. 5, Triton Pelayo Rodriguez won the first set against Dani Torres, 6-3. However, Torres took a 6-2 victory in the second set and a 6-1 win in the third to take the match-up.

NAU won in straight sets at No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4.

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INSIDE MATCH 2
Final Score: Northern Arizona 4, UC San Diego 0
Team Records: Northern Arizona 7-1, UC San Diego 3-9

RESULTS
Doubles
1. Daniel Traxler/Pelayo Rodriguez (UC San Diego) def. Dominik Buzonics/Maikel De Boes (NAU) 6-2
2. .Facundo Tumosa/Daniel Dillon (NAU) def. Phillip Lan/William Lan (UC San Diego) 7-5
3. Piotr Galus/Maciej Ziomber (NAU) def. Joseph Teh/Diogo Tinoco (UC San Diego) 7-6 (8-6)
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3

Singles
1. Facundo Tumosa (NAU) vs. Phillip Lan (UC San Diego) 4-6, 1-4, unfinished
2. Piotr Galus (NAU) def. Daniel Traxler (UC San Diego) 6-4, 6-2
3. Maikel De Boes (NAU) def. Jett Cole (UC San Diego) 6-1, 6-3
4. Dominik Buzonics (NAU) vs. Diogo Tinoco (UC San Diego) 6-2, 2-5, unfinished
5. Maciej Ziomber (NAU) vs. Pelayo Rodriguez (UC San Diego) 6-1, 5-2, unfinished
6. Dani Torres (NAU) def. Charles Qian (UC San Diego) 6-1, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6, 3, 2

HOW IT HAPPENED
The battle for the doubles point came down to the wire. At No. 1, Traxler and Rodriguez cruised to a 6-2 win against Buzonics and De Boes. The Lumberjacks evened the match up at 1-1 when Facundo Tamosa and Daniel Dillon topped Phillip Lan and William Lan, 7-5, at No. 2. The deciding third match pitted UC San Diego's Diogo Tinoco and Joseph Teh against NAU's Piotr Galus and Maciej Ziomber. Tied 6-6, the nail-biter came down to a tiebreaker, which the visitors won, 8-6, to give the Lumberjacks the doubles point.

The first three singles matches to finish were straight-set wins for Northern Arizona, which gave the Lumberjacks the 4-0 victory and forced the remaining three singles tilts to go unfinished.

In the No. 1 slot, Phillip Lan held a 6-4, 4-1 advantage over Tumosa when NAU clinched the match-winning point. At No. 4, Tinoco and Buzonics were locked up at 1-1 but did not get to play a third set.

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QUOTABLE FROM HEAD COACH TIMMER WILLING
"NAU was very tough today. They played an extremely high level of tennis and exploited our weaknesses. We made some improvements throughout the day and feel we are getting better. We need solid performances at all positions and must capture the doubles point for us to get back on track to our early season success."

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TRITON TIDBITS
• It was the first time this season that brothers Phillip Lan and William Lan played as a doubles team.
• Today's doubleheader kicked off a nine-match home stand for the Tritons.
• UC San Diego played a doubleheader last Sunday (2/12) on the road at UNLV.

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UP NEXT
UC San Diego is scheduled to host Boston College on Thursday, March 2, at 9 a.m. 

About UC San Diego Athletics
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