NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – In its final Big West match of the season, UC San Diego fell to CSUN, 7-0, on a warm Tuesday afternoon at Matador Tennis Complex. The Matadors took the doubles point and swept singles action to earn the conference win.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: CSUN 7, UC San Diego 0
Records: UC San Diego 6-16, 2-7 Big West; CSUN 12-5, 6-1
HOW IT HAPPENED
The host Matadors took the doubles point with victories on courts three and one. In singles play, the Tritons battled on courts one and two, but CSUN was ultimately a winner on all six to earn the victory.
TENNIS MATCH RESULTS
CSUN vs. UC San Diego
April 16, 2024 at Northridge, Calif.
(Matador Tennis Complex)
CSUN 7, UC San Diego 0
Singles competition
1. Sasha Turchak(CSUN) def.
Ella Pachl (UCSD), 6-3, 7-5
2. Tuliia Zhytelna (CSUN) def.
Grace Gamal (UCSD), 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-8)
3. Victoria Santibañez Luna (CSUN) def.
Kelly Leung (UCSD), 6-0, 6-3
4. Emma Moratalla Sanz (CSUN) def.
Sophie Pearson (UCSD), 6-1, 6-3
5. Angela Ho (CSUN) def.
Katelyn Vu (UCSD), 6-0, 6-1
6. Elena Goodman (CSUN) def.
Naomi Nguyen (UCSD), 6-4, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Sasha Turchak/Yuliia Zhytelna (CSUN) def.
Grace Gamal/
Ella Pachl (UCSD), 6-4
2. Victoria Santibañez Luna/Cindy Ung(CSUN) vs.
Sophie Pearson/
Naomi Nguyen (UCSD), 5-3, unfinished
3. Angela Ho/Elena Goodman (CSUN) def.
Katelyn Vu/
Kelly Leung (UCSD), 6-2
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (5,4,3,6,1,2)
QUOTABLE
"Today was tough," said UC San Diego head coach
Sebastian Bader. "We let some opportunities get away in doubles and that put us in a hole. We showed some fight in singles, particularly Grace and Ella. We battled through some injuries and played better than the final score indicated."
TRITON TIDBITS
- Temperature was 82 degrees at first serve in Northridge.
- The match was UC San Diego's final road match of the spring.
- The Matadors are 4-0 against UC San Diego since the Tritons joined The Big West.
UP NEXT
UC San Diego concludes its 2024 spring season Friday when the Tritons host Northern Arizona at Northview Tennis Courts. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m. Prior to the match, UC San Diego will recognize and thank its graduating class of
Ella Pachl,
Sophie Pearson,
Ania Snissarenko and
Monica Stratakos.
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.
