LOS ANGELES - The UC San Diego men's tennis team dropped a 4-0 decision against 39th-ranked UCLA Monday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center.

The Tritons fell to 7-16 on the season, while the Bruins improved to 12-7.

UCLA took the doubles point and won the first three singles match-ups to finish in order to clinch the victory.

RESULTS
Singles competition
1. Patrick Zahraj (UCLA) vs. Daniel Traxler (UC San Diego) 6-1, 5-4, unfinished
2. Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) def. Phillip Lan (UC San Diego) 6-2, 6-0
3. Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) def. Diogo Tinoco (UC San Diego) 6-2, 6-1
4. Azuma Visaya (UCLA) vs. Pelayo Rodriguez (UC San Diego) 6-3, 2-0, unfinished
5. Gianluca Ballotta (UCLA) vs. Charles Qian (UC San Diego) 6-1, 4-3, unfinished
6. Timothy Li (UCLA) def. Joseph Teh (UC San Diego) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Timothy Li/Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) vs. Pelayo Rodriguez/Daniel Traxler (UC San Diego) 4-4, unfinished
2. Gianluca Ballotta/Patrick Zahraj (UCLA) def. William Lan/Eric Silberman (UC San Diego) 6-0
3. Aadarsh Tripathi/Azuma Visaya (UCLA) def. Joseph Teh/Diogo Tinoco (UC San Diego) 6-2

Match Notes:
UC San Diego 7-16
UCLA 12-7; National ranking #39
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (3,6,2)

WHAT HEAD COACH TIMMER WILLING HAD TO SAY
"UCLA is what we expected. We tried hard, but the skill level they had at each position was too much for us. We learned some things that need to be done to prepare for Cal Poly and UC Irvine later this week."

TRITON TIDBITS
• UCLA is the fourth nationally-ranked Division I team that the Tritons have played this season (No. 7 Harvard, No. 33 UC Santa Barbara, No. 37 Arkansas).

NEXT UP
UC San Diego has two matches remaining this season, both of them Big West contests. On Friday, April 21, the Tritons host Cal Poly at 3 p.m. at Northview Courts. On Sunday, April 23, they travel to UC Irvine for a 2 p.m. meeting.
 
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.