LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego dropped a Big West match to first place UC Santa Barbara, 6-1, Friday afternoon at Northview Tennis Courts. The 53rd-ranked Gauchos took the doubles point and picked up singles wins on courts one through five to secure the win and remain unbeaten in conference action.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: No. 53 UC Santa Barbara 6, UC San Diego 1
Records: UC San Diego 6-15, 2-6 Big West; UC Santa Barbara 9-7, 4-0
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The visiting Gauchos took the doubles point with victories on courts one and two. UC San Diego's third pairing of juniors Kelly Leung and Katelyn Vu led 4-3 when UCSB secured the point.
 
In singles action, Vu was the lone winner for the Tritons. The UC San Diego captain was a 6-2, 6-1 victor over UCSB's Katarina Vayser at No. 6.
 
TENNIS MATCH RESULTS
UC San Diego vs. No. 53 UC Santa Barbara
April 12, 2024 at La Jolla, Calif.
(Northview Tennis Courts)
 
No. 53 UC Santa Barbara 6, UC San Diego 1
 
Singles competition
1. Amelia Honer (UCSB) def. Ella Pachl (UCSD), 6-0, 6-0
2. Camille Kiss (UCSB) def. Grace Gamal (UCSD), 6-0, 6-1
3. Tyra Richardson (UCSB) def. Kelly Leung (UCSD), 6-1, 6-2
4. Lucy Lu (UCSB) def. Polina Jorniak (UCSD), 7-6 (7-5), retired
5. Carla Pacot (UCSB) def. Sophie Pearson (UCSD), 6-0, 6-1
6. Katelyn Vu (UCSD) def. Katarina Vayser (UCSB), 6-2, 6-1
 
Doubles competition
1. Ameila Honer/Kira Reuter (UCSB) def. Grace Gamal/Ella Pachl (UCSD), 6-1
2. Camille Kiss/Lucy Lu (UCSB) def. Sophie Pearson/Naomi Nguyen (UCSD), 6-2
3. Katelyn Vu/Kelly Leung (UCSD) vs. Tyra Richardson/Anna Weissheim (UCSB), 4-3, unfinished
 
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (2,1,6,4,5,3)
 
QUOTABLE
"We came out a little slow in first and second doubles – and you can't do that against a team as good as Santa Barbara," said UC San Diego head coach Sebastian Bader. "Katelyn played really well for us on six and Polina was putting up a great fight [at No. 4] before her injury. We will need to regroup before our final road match at Northridge on Sunday."
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Junior captain Katelyn Vu is 2-0 on court six against Big West foes this season. She is the program's all-time singles wins leader in Division I, now with 21 victories.
• Freshman Polina Jorniak slid up to the No. 4 position for the first time.
• The Gauchos are 4-0 against UC San Diego since the Tritons joined The Big West.

 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego heads to Northridge for its final road match of the spring, a 1 p.m. first serve Sunday at CSUN. The Tritons will be looking for their first Division I win over the Matadors.
 
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.