LA JOLLA, Calif. – Competing on their home courts for the second day in a row, the UC San Diego men's tennis team (0-5) came up short in another hard fought match as they fell to the Nevada Wolfpack (1-0) by a 4-3 final score on Friday afternoon.
INSIDE THE MATCH
Final Match 4: UC San Diego: 3, Nevada: 4
Records: UC San Diego: 0-5; Nevada: 1-0
HOW IT HAPPENED
Competing in a clinch format to begin doubles action, the Wolfpack were able to get off to a fast start as they won a pair of matches early on to take the initial point on Friday.
Fighting back after dropping the initial point, the Tritons were able to get three key victories as
Diogo Tinoco,
Pelayo Rodriguez and
Charles Qian each picked up individual wins to account for the three UC San Diego points against the Wolfpack.
RESULTS
Match One:
Doubles
1. Matheo Coupu/Greg Valente (NEV) def.
Pelayo Rodriguez/
Zach Pellouchoud (UCSD), 6-3
2. Youssef Kadiri/Edgar Destouet (NEV) vs.
William Lan/
Carson Lee (UCSD), 5-3, uf
3. Loris Zisswiller/Remy Tregoures (NEV) def.
Diogo Tinoco/
Eric Silberman (UCSD), 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 1
Singles
1. Matheo Coupu (NEV) def.
Carson Lee (UCSD), 6-4, 6-1
2.
Diogo Tinoco (UCSD) def. Youssef Kadiri (NEV), 6-3, 2-6, 1-6
3.
Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD) def. Edgar Destouet (NEV), 6-3, 6-4
4.
Charles Qian (UCSD) def. Loris Zisswiller (NEV), 7-6 (6), 7-5
5. Remy Tregoures (NEV) def.
Zach Pellouchoud (UCSD), 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
6. Greg Valente (NEV) def.
William Lan (UCSD), 0-6, 6-2, 6-2
Order of finish: 1, 3, 6, 4, 2, 5
POST GAME WITH COACH WILLING
TRITON TIDBITS
- Rodriguez worked hard and earned his first singles victory of the new season as he's competed at various spots in the lineup this season as he won today at the third spot in the Tritons' lineup.
- Tinoco and Qian were each able to pick up their second singles wins of the season as they played at the second and fourth spots in the lineup
UP NEXT
UC San Diego will now enjoy a week away from competition before returning to the Northview Tennis Courts as they're set to face the Utah State Aggies in a doubleheader on Saturday, Jan. 27, with first serve scheduled for 11:00 a.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.
