SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – UC San Diego men's tennis opened fall play over the weekend at the UCSB Fall Classic, hosted by UC Santa Barbara at the Arnhold Tennis Center. Seven Tritons participated in this year's event, led by freshman
David Adamson and sophomore
Carson Lee. Adamson was second in the C flight and Lee finished seventh in the A flight singles competition.
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Adamson was a straight sets winner over opponents from UC Davis, Cal Poly, and Saint Mary's to reach the final. Lee downed Ryan Torres of UC Davis, 6-3, 6-3 to finish seventh.
UC San Diego was one of 15 schools taking part in the tournament. UC San Diego participants were
David Adamson,
Carson Lee,
James Krantz, and
Pelayo Rodriguez. The doubles pairings were Rodriguez/Krantz and Adamson/Lee.
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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.