SAN DIEGO – Playing in her second tournament as a Triton, UC San Diego newcomer Julia Haynes paced UC San Diego in the ITA Southwest Regional Championships, held on the campuses of San Diego State and USD. One of six Tritons to compete at the event, Haynes advanced to the third round – further than any Triton in the program's Division I era.
 
Haynes won two of three matches and advanced to the round of 16 in singles play. Haynes topped Arizona State's Karsyn Evans, 6-1, 6-0 in the first round. Later that day, she bested Grand Canyon's Gala Arangio, 6-0, 7-6 (7-5). The appearance in the ITA round of 16 marked the Tritons' best Division I performance in the fall's most prestigious event.
 
Haynes was one of six Tritons competing at the ITAs. She was joined by seniors Kelly Leung, Naomi Nguyen, and Katelyn Vu. Sophomore Polina Jorniak and freshman Allison Lian also participated.
 
UC San Diego continues fall play on Nov. 2 at the two-day Pomona-Pitzer Tournament in Claremont, Calif.
 
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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 84 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 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.