LA JOLLA, Calif. – Rebounding after a close loss yesterday afternoon, the UC San Diego men's tennis team (2-10) picked up a 4-2 victory on Sunday over the Idaho Vandals (0-4) at the Northview Tennis Courts.
INSIDE THE MATCH
Final Match 12: UC San Diego: 4, Idaho: 2
Records: UC San Diego: 2-10 ; Idaho: 0-4
HOW IT HAPPENED
Competing in their 11
th home match of the 2024 season, the Tritons dropped the initial doubles point on Sunday as the Vandals picked up wins at the one and two spots in the lineup. UC San Diego's duo of
Daniel Traxler and
William Lan were able to emerge victorious to help set up a stellar day of singles play for the home side.
Building off their strong end to doubles, the Tritons would go on to win four of the five completed matches as
Carson Lee,
Diogo Tinoco,
Pelayo Rodriguez and
Zach Pellouchoud each got the job done to help UC San Diego earn the win on their home courts.
RESULTS
Doubles:
- Alex Asenov/Sebastian Medica (IDA) def. Pelayo Rodriguez/Zach Pellouchoud (UCSD), 7-5
- Daniel Traxler/William Lan (UCSD) def. Alejandro Salvador/Mario Duron (IDA), 6-1
- Matteo Masala/Yu-Shun Lai (IDA) def. Carson Lee/Phillip Lan (UCSD), 6-2
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1
Singles:
- Carson Lee (UCSD) def. Sebastian Medica (IDA), 6-2, 7-6 (3)
- Diogo Tinoco (UCSD) def. Matteo Masala (IDA), 6-1, 5-7, 6-1
- Yu-Shun Lai (IDA) def. Daniel Traxler (UCSD), 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
- Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD) def. Mario Duron (IDA), 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
- Zach Pellouchoud (UCSD) def. Alejandro Salvador (IDA), 6-1, 6-1
- Jett Cole (UCSD) vs. Alex Asenov (IDA), 6-7, 6-3, 4-5, DNF
Order of finish: 5, 1, 3, 2, 4
QUOTABLE
- "We had an intense start again in doubles falling short to go down in the doubles point," UC San Diego head coach Timmer Willing said. "We had a few match points but Idaho played to great points but Idaho played two great points to defend. Phillip Lan went down with an illness during the match making it a very tense situation. He has been battling all week with his health but we had to go into singles without him. Even without Phil we started great in singles with us getting five out of the six singles first sets. Idaho kept competing to even the matches at three, four and six. The match came down to final sets at four and six with Pelayo clinching the win. It was a full team effort from our players competing as well as those supporting."
TRITON TIDBITS
- Dating back to their win over Saint Katherine last weekend, the Tritons are 2-1 in their last three matches.
- Carson Lee has now won three straight matches dating back to besting the Firebirds as he competed at the number one spot in the lineup on Sunday.
- Jett Cole made his first appearance competing at the sixth spot in the lineup this season.
UP NEXT
UC San Diego will now be away from competition for the next 11 days ahead of their next home match when they host the Villanova Wildcats on Thursday Feb. 29 at 10:00 a.m. 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.
