PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. - The UC San Diego men's tennis team ended its season on a high note Friday. The Tritons took a decisive 6-1 victory over The Citadel to wrap up their participation in the Universal Tennis National Invitational Tennis Championship.

The win also marked the completion of UC San Diego's third season as an NCAA Division I team.
 
UC San Diego comes away 8-19 overall, while the Bulldogs left the match at 10-23 overall.
 
INSIDE THE MATCH
Final Score: UC San Diego 6, The Citadel 1
Team Records: UC San Diego 8-19; The Citadel 10-23
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Tritons put up a solid team effort to take the win over the Bulldogs.
 
In the doubles matches, it was clear that the team came ready to win. Diogo Tinoco and Joseph Teh (No. 3) were first to enter the win column, logging an early 6-1 victory. William and Phillip Lan followed quickly with a win at No. 2 to secure the doubles point.
 
UC San Diego continued to play well during the singles contests, with lots of players contributing. William Lan (No. 6) took the first singles win of the match, going 6-2 in the first set and sweeping his second. Tinoco (No. 3) was next to tack on a victory, going 6-3 and 6-2. The victory was sealed by Pelayo Rodriguez (No. 4), who won 6-1, 6-2 to earn the fourth point for the Tritons.
 
The match was played to completion, allowing Charles Qian (No. 5) and Phillip Lan (No. 2) to log wins. Phillip Lan's singles match was the lone one of the day to go to to three sets, and he managed to send his first set to a tiebreaker and win, then rebound from a second set loss to win the third, 6-2.
 
RESULTS
Doubles
 
1. Hayden Shoemake/Sebastian Kamieniecki (Citadel) def. Daniel Traxler/ Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD) 6-4
2. William Lan/ Phillip Lan (UCSD) def. Lucas Robins/Ted Bagwell (Citadel) 6-3
3. Diogo Tinoco/Joseph Teh (UCSD) def. Bradey Minnich/Tucker Hendrix (Citadel) 6-1
 
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
 
Singles
 
1. Hayden Shoemake (Citadel) def. Daniel Traxler (UCSD) 7-6 [10], 6-1
2. Phillip Lan (UCSD) def. Sebastian Kaminiecki (Citadel) 7-6, 2-6, 6-2
3. Diogo Tinoco (UCSD) def. Lucas Robins (Citadel) 6-3, 6-2
4. Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD) def. Ted Bagwell (Citadel) 6-1, 6-2
5. Charles Qian (UCSD) def. Bradey Minnich (Citadel) 6-3, 6-1
6. William Lan (UCSD) def. Will Bush (Citadel) 6-2, 6-0
 
Order of Finish: 6, 3, 4, 5, 1, 2
 
A QUOTE FROM COACH TIMMER WILLING
"The guys did not let the loss yesterday get them down. They knew there was another match coming and they knew that they had another opportunity and they didn't drop. They just kept preparing for today and it showed.
 
"They came out and got two of the three doubles. It was tough physically because [Citadel] is a competitive team, it's a well-coached team, and they stayed with it the whole time."
 
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.