LA JOLLA, Calif. – Back on their home courts following their trip to Arizona, the UC San Diego men's tennis team (0-4) dropped a 4-3 match to the Sacramento State Hornets (1-0) on Thursday afternoon at the Northview Tennis Courts.

INSIDE THE MATCH
Final Match 4: UC San Diego: 3, Sacramento State: 4
Records: UC San Diego: 0-4; Sacramento State: 1-0

HOW IT HAPPENED
Returning to their home courts for the second time this season, the Tritons were able to get off to a fast start against the Hornets as the pairings of Pelayo Rodriguez/Zach Pellouchoud and William Lan/Carson Lee each picked up doubles victories to give UC San Diego the doubles point for the first time this spring and the early lead. 

Turning our attention to singles play, the Tritons received a pair of tremendous performances as both Carson Lee and Zach Pellouchoud earned two set victories competing at the second and sixth spot in the lineups respectively. Lee was able to earn his team-leading second singles win of the campaign as he know boasts a 2-2 mark early in the season. 

RESULTS
Match One: 
Doubles
1. Pelayo Rodriguez/Zach Pellouchoud (UCSD) def. Mark Keki/Mate Voros (SAC), 6-3
2. Jan Silva/Jiri Novak (SAC) def. Phillip Lan/Diogo Tinoco (UCSD), 6-3
3. William Lan/Carson Lee (UCSD) def. Adam Chodur/Hayden Rand (SAC), 6-2

Order of finish: 2, 1, 3

Singles
1. Mark Keki (SAC) def. Phillip Lan (UCSD), 6-1, 6-2
2. Carson Lee (UCSD) def. Jan Silva (SAC), 7-6, 6-2
3. Mate Voros (SAC) def. Diogo Tinoco (UCSD), 6-4, 6-2
4. Adam Chodur (SAC) def. Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD), 7-6, 6-1
5. Jiri Novak (SAC) def. Charles Qian (UCSD), 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
6. Zach Pellouchoud (UCSD) def. Michael Kaplan (SAC), 6-4, 7-6

Order of finish: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 5

POST GAME WITH COACH WILLING

• To view the post game press conference with UC San Diego head men's tennis coach Timmer Willing, please click here. 

TRITON TIDBITS

• Following today's victory over Sacramento State, the Rodriguez/Pellouchoud pairing improved their record to 2-1 on the season after picking up their first win the season opener against BYU at home.
• Comfortably assimilating to the second spot in the lineup, Lee picked up his second straight win after accumulating the Tritons' lone point against #16 Arizona last weekend. 

UP NEXT
UC San Diego returns to action in less than 24 hours as they will host the Nevada Wolfpack at the Northview Tennis Courts on Friday, Jan. 19 with first serve scheduled for 2:30 p.m. PST. 

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 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 NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.