TUCSON, Ariz. – UC San Diego women's tennis concluded its fall schedule with a successful showing at Arizona's Wildcat Invite over the weekend at the LaNelle Robson Tennis Center. UC San Diego participants included
Julia Haynes,
Kelly Leung,
Naomi Nguyen, and
Adriana Tabares – and all four Tritons earned singles victories over the three-day tournament.
In singles action, grad student
Julia Haynes and senior
Adriana Tabares each went a perfect 3-0 for the weekend. Haynes bested Portland State's Nika Beukers (6-2, 6-0), Arizona's Josie Usereau (6-3, 6-2), and Northern Arizona's Elen Jantacova, 7-6 (1), 6-0. Meanwhile, Tabares downed NAU's Leontina Stojanovic (7-6, 7-5), PSU's Ayra Salim (6-1, 6-2), and PSU's Hana Abdelhamid (6-2, 6-0).
Elsewhere, senior
Kelly Leung picked up a 0-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over PSU's Nene Uemura and Triton senior
Naomi Nguyen won 6-0, 6-4 over PSU's Elizabeth Strongina.
In doubles play, Tabares and Leung beat Portland State's Perkins and Salim, 6-1 Saturday. On Sunday, Tabares teamed with Nguyen to top NAU's Andrea Noguera and Stojanovic, 6-3.
The Wildcat Invite wrapped up fall for play for the Tritons. UC San Diego will open its spring season back in Tucson on Jan. 17 with a match at Arizona. The Tritons' full spring schedule will be announced soon.
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.
