LONG BEACH, Calif. – UC San Diego resumed Big West play on Saturday with a 7-0 loss at Long Beach State at Rhodes Tennis Center. The Tritons battled hard, with three singles matches going to a decisive third set.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Long Beach State 7, UC San Diego 0
Records: UCSD 2-7 overall, 0-2 Big West; Long Beach State 3-1overall, 2-0 Big West
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Beach won on all three doubles courts to take a 1-0 lead in the match. The hosts then clinched the win with singles wins on courts two, one and three.

Starting her second straight match at sixth singles, sophomore Cincy Chen dropped her first set 7-5 before rebounding to take the second set by the same score. In the super tiebreaker, Chen fell 10-8. In similar fashion, at No. 4, Katelyn Vu lost her first set 7-6 (5), won the second 7-6 (4), before falling in the super tie break, 10-7.
 
TENNIS MATCH RESULTS
Long Beach State vs. UC San Diego
Feb 17, 2024 at Long Beach, Calif.
(Rhodes Tennis Center)
 
Long Beach State 7, UC San Diego 0
 
Singles competition
1. Rhona Cook (LBSU) def. Kelly Leung (UCSD), 6-2, 6-0
2. Doga Akyurek (LBSU) def. Grace Gamal (UCSD), 6-1, 6-1
3. Peppi Ramstedt (LBSU) def. Naomi Nguyen (UCSD), 6-2, 6-4
4. Justine Dondonay (LBSU) def. Katelyn Vu (UCSD), 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 10-7
5. Sarah Medik (LBSU) def. Sophie Pearson (UCSD), 7-5, 7-6 (3)
6. Hana Becirovic Novak (LBSU) def. Cincy Chen (UCSD), 7-5, 5-7, 10-8
 
Doubles competition
1. Rhona Cook/Peppi Ramstedt (LBSU) def. Kelly Leung/Katelyn Vu (UCSD), 6-1
2. Doga Akyurek/Hana Becirovic Novak (LBSU) def. Sophie Pearson/Naomi Nguyen (UCSD), 6-1
3. Mathilde Tranberg/Paulina Franco (LBSU) def. Grace Gamal/Cincy Chen (UCSD), 6-3
 
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,1,3,6,4,5)
 
QUOTABLE
"Today we didn't play as well as we're capable of playing, and against a good team like Long Beach, that showed" said UC San Diego head coach Sebastian Bader. "They played better doubles than us and we were outplayed in some of the singles matches. We'll make some adjustments and be ready for Cal State Fullerton on Monday."
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• UC San Diego was swept in doubles for the first time this season.
• Long Beach State remained unbeaten against the Tritons as members of The Big West.

 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego hosts Cal State Fullerton in a Big West match on Monday at Northview Tennis Courts. First serve is slated for Noon from La Jolla. Admission is free.
 
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 83 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 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Divisions I and II.