SAN DIEGO – UC San Diego women's tennis continued fall play, with eight Tritons taking part in the San Diego State Fall Classic over the weekend at the Aztec Tennis Center.
UC San Diego participants included
Cincy Chen,
Polina Jorniak,
Kelly Leung,
Allison Lian,
Naomi Nguyen,
Adriana Tabares,
Katelyn Vu, and
Athena Wardy.
In singles action, junior
Cincy Chen was a winner Friday, topping Eastern Washington's Sara Vasic, 6-0, 6-3. On Saturday, senior
Kelly Leung also topped Vasic, 6-3, 6-2. On Sunday, Chen bested EWU's Zoe Pradel, 7-6 (8-6), 2-6, 11-9. Also that morning, senior
Adriana Tabares beat Colorado State's Sarah Weekly, 6-4, 6-0, and newcomer
Kamya Nair topped Vasic, 6-4, 7-5.
In the doubles draw, senior
Katelyn Vu and freshman
Allison Lian teamed to beat Pradel and Leandra Nizetic from EWU, 7-5.
UC San Diego concludes its fall schedule at the Wildcat Invite in Tucson, with action beginning Nov. 14.
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 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.
