LA JOLLA, Calif.  – Visiting Cal Poly spoiled the UC San Diego men's tennis home finale with a 4-0 victory over the Tritons on a warm Friday afternoon at Northview Tennis Courts. The Mustangs edged UC San Diego in doubles action before earning three straight sets singles wins to clinch the match.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UC San Diego 0, Cal Poly 4
Records: UC San Diego 7-17 (0-5 BW), Cal Poly 7-10 (2-3 BW)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Cal Poly took the doubles point thanks to wins on courts two and three. Action started in a promising fashion for the Tritons, as senior Daniel Traxler and sophomore Pelayo Rodriguez were 6-3 winners at the first position over Cal Poly's Noah Berry and Fernando Fonseca. The Mustangs leveled the score with a 6-3 win of their own at No. 2, where Bastiaan Weststrate and Colter Smith topped UC San Diego's Phillip Lan and Eric Silberman. Attention turned to court three, and Cal Poly's Ben Keyser and Joe Leather prevailed, 7-5, over the Tritons' Joseph Teh and Diogo Tinoco.
 
In singles play, the Mustangs got wins on courts two, one, and six to clinch the victory. Noah Berry at No. 1, Joe Leather at No. 2, and Carter Crookston on court six were all winners for the Mustangs.

One bright spot for UC San Diego in singles play was newcomer Diogo Tinoco, who won his first set, 6-3, on court three. He trailed 4-3 in the second set when play concluded.
 
RESULTS
Doubles
1. Daniel Traxler/Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD) def. Noah Berry/Fernando Fonseca (CP), 6-3
2. Bastiaan Weststrate/Colter Smith (CP) def. Phillip Lan/Eric Silberman (UCSD), 6-3
3. Ben Keyser/Joe Leather (CP) def. Joseph Teh/Diogo Tinoco (UCSD), 7-5

Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
 
Singles
1. Noah Berry (CP) def. Daniel Traxler (UCSD), 6-4, 6-3
2. Joe Leather (CP) def. Phillip Lan (UCSD), 6-2, 6-3
3. Diogo Tinoco (UCSD) vs. Fernando Fonseca (CP), 6-3, 3-4, unfinished
4. Colter Smith (CP) vs. Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD), 6-3, 2-4, unfinished
5. Aaron Eliscu (CP) vs. Charles Qian (UCSD), 7-6 (3), 0-1, unfinished
6. Carter Crookston (CP) def. Jett Cole (UCSD), 6-1, 6-4
 
Order of finish: 2, 1, 6
 
QUOTABLE
"Daniel [Traxler] has meant so much to this program over his time here," said UC San Diego head coach Timmer Willing. "You can judge the impact he's made on our team by the way he's made everyone around him better."

TRITON TIDBITS

• Following the match, UC San Diego honored its lone departing senior, Daniel Traxler.
• Cal Poly took a 3-0 lead in the Division I series between these two teams with Friday's victory.
• Temperature at first serve was 76 degrees under bright sunshine.

 
UP NEXT
The Tritons will conclude their spring season on Sunday when they play a Big West match at UC Irvine. First serve is scheduled for 2 p.m.
 
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 began a new era in 2020 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 earned 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 Divisions I and II.