LA JOLLA, Calif. – Competing in their first conference match of the spring season, the UC San Diego women's tennis team dropped their contest against the Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine by a 7-0 margin on Monday afternoon at Northview Tennis Courts.
INSIDE THE MATCH
Final Match 7: UC San Diego: 0, Hawai'i: 7
Records: UC San Diego: 1-6, 0-1; Hawai'i: 4-2, 1-0
HOW IT HAPPENED
Beginning the day with customary doubles action, the Tritons received a tremendous performance from the tandem of
Sophie Pearson and
Naomi Nguyen as they were able to capture the victory before the Rainbow Wahine earned the team doubles point by winning the other two matches on Monday.
Turning our attention to singles action, Hawai'i was able to continue their strong play as they won the remaining six singles matches to earn the 7-0 victory in both team's Big West opener.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. Ana Vilcek/Nelly Knezkova (HAW) def.
Kelly Leung/
Katelyn Vu (UCSD), 6-4
2.
Sophie Pearson/
Naomi Nguyen (UCSD) def. Nikola Homolkova/Sheena Masuda (HAW), 6-2
3. Hannah Galindo/Anna Kern (HAW) def.
Grace Gamal/
Polina Jorniak (UCSD), 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles
1. Ana Vilcek (HAW) def.
Kelly Leung (UCSD), 4-6, 6-0, 6-0
2. Nelly Knezkova (HAW) def.
Grace Gamal (UCSD), 6-3, 6-4
3. Nikola Homolkova (HAW) def.
Naomi Nguyen (UCSD), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
4. Sheena Masuda (HAW) def.
Katelyn Vu (UCSD), 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
5. Joelle Lanz (HAW) def.
Sophie Pearson (UCSD), 7-5, 2-6
6. Hannah Galindo (HAW) def.
Polina Jorniak (UCSD), 6-2, 7-5
Order of finish: 2, 4, 6, 5, 1, 3
QUOTABLE
UP NEXT
The Tritons will be back in action just two days from now as they welcome Point Loma to Northview Tennis Courts on Wednesday, Feb. 14 for a 2:00 p.m. first serve. Wednesday's match is the scheduled make up after the originally scheduled match on Feb. 7 was rained out.
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.
