LA JOLLA, Calif. – Returning to their home courts for the first time in two weeks due to weather, the UC San Diego men's tennis team (1-9) earned a home split on Saturday afternoon as they fell to the Pacific Tigers by a 5-2 score before dismantling the Saint Katherine Firebirds (0-0) by a 7-0 score to wrap up the afternoon.
INSIDE THE MATCH
Final Match 9: UC San Diego: 2, Pacific: 5
Final Match 10: UC San Diego: 7, Saint Katherine: 0
Records: UC San Diego: 1-9; Pacific: 3-1; Saint Katherine: 0-0
HOW IT HAPPENED
Match One:
Returning to their home courts for the first time in February, the Tritons weren't able to get off to a quick start as they dropped two doubles matches as Pacific was able to to take the doubles point and the early lead.
UC San Diego then began the come back as the team reached singles action with key victories coming from
Carson Lee at the two spot in the lineup, as well as
Zach Pellouchoud getting a key win at number five. Pacific would then take the remaining three singles matches to earn the 5-2 road victory.
Match Two:
Starting fast looking to bounce back, the Tritons came out of the gates looking to win as they swept all three doubles matches for the first time this season as they took the early lead with a few unique pairings competing for UC San Diego.
Continuing the momentum into singles action, the Tritons swept all six singles matches as
Daniel Traxler,
Diogo Tinoco,
William Lan, Sanjeth Devineni,
Jett Cole and
Sahil Savasere each got the job done to help UC San Diego earn the 7-0 sweep for the team's first victory in 2024.
RESULTS
Match One:
Doubles
1. Tiago Silva/Terence Das (PAC) def.
Pelayo Rodriguez/
Zach Pellouchoud (UCSD), 6-4
2. Peter Alam/Andre Rodeia (PAC) vs.
Daniel Traxler/
Diogo Tinoco (UCSD), 6-6
3. Ran Amar/Christof Schaertlin (PAC) def.
Carson Lee/
Phillip Lan (UCSD), 7-6
Order of finish: 3, 1
Singles
1. Peter Alam (PAC) def.
Phillip Lan (UCSD), 6-4, 6-2
2.
Carson Lee (UCSD) def. Tiago Silva (PAC), 6-2, 6-4
3. Terence Das (PAC) def.
Diogo Tinoco (UCSD), 6-2, 6-0
4. Ran Amar (PAC) def.
Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD), 6-2, 6-1
5.
Zach Pellouchoud (UCSD) def. Andre Rodeia (PAC), 3-6, 6-4, 10-5
6. Christof Schaertlin (PAC) def.
Charles Qian (UCSD), 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2, 4, 6, 5
Match 2:
Doubles
1.
Eric Silberman/
Jett Cole (UCSD) def. Diego Rodriguez/Michael Marci (USK), 6-4
2. Sanjith Devieni/
Joseph Teh (UCSD) def. Lucas Vehlhaber/Gianmarco Punzo (USK), 6-4
3.
William Lan/
Tristan Taylor (UCSD) def. Federico Franco/Sebastian Arevalo (USK), 6-3
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2
Singles
1.
Daniel Traxler (UCSD) def. Lucas Vehlhaber (USK), 6-0, 6-2
2.
Diogo Tinoco (UCSD) def. Gianmarco Punzo (USK), 6-1, 6-0
3.
William Lan (UCSD) def. Diego Rodriguez (USK), 6-3, 7-5
4.
Sanjith Devineni (UCSD) def. Sebastian Arevalo (USK), 6-0, 6-3
5.
Jett Cole (UCSD) def. Michael Marci (USK), 6-3, 6-1
6.
Sahil Savasere (UCSD) def. Federico Franco (USK), 6-1, 6-2
Order of finish: 1, 2, 5, 6, 4, 3
QUOTABLE
TRITON TIDBITS
- Sahil Savasere earned his first career collegiate victory on Saturday afternoon, as he bested his Firebirds' opponent in two sets while competing at the sixth spot in the lineup.
- Jett Cole and Sanjith Devineni were each able to pick up their first victories of the young season with two set wins against Saint Katherine in the second half of the doubleheader.
- Daniel Traxler was able to make his season debut for UCSD on Saturday morning as he competed in an unfinished doubles match alongside Tinoco and earned a singles victory playing at the one spot against Saint Katherine.
UP NEXT
UC San Diego's next home match will be a week from today as they prepare to host the UNLV Rebels on Saturday, Feb. 17 at noon from the Northview Tennis Courts.
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.
