LA JOLLA, Calif. – Celebrating the program's Senior Day with a tremendous performance, the UC San Diego men's tennis team earned an impressive 4-0 victory over Hawai'i on Wednesday afternoon at the Northview Tennis Courts.
 
The Tritons were able to bounce back from consecutive losses to pick up the victory in clinch format over their conference opponent.           

INSIDE THE MATCH
Final Match 24: UC San Diego: 4; Hawai'i: 0
Records: UC San Diego: 9-15, 2-2; Hawai'i: 5-13, 0-4

HOW IT HAPPENED
Ready to bounce back after a pair of losses, the Tritons came out surging early as the pairings of Pelayo Rodriguez and Zach Pellouchoud as well as Daniel Traxler and Diogo Tinoco won a pair of doubles matches to clinch the point and give UC San Diego the lead.
 
Both Rodriguez and Pellouchoud delivered the knock-out punch with their 6-3 victory to clinch the match after the Rainbow Warriors won their match on court three.
 
Building on the momentum from singles, Carson Lee, Diogo Tinoco and Zach Pellouchoud each earned victories to help the Tritons earn the 4-0 clinch victory. Lee battled hard for his two-set victory that clinched UC San Diego's second win for the Tritons in Big West play.

RESULTS
Doubles:
 

1. Pelayo Rodriguez/Zach Pellouchoud (UCSD) def. Karl Collins/Andy Hernandez (HAW), 6-3
2. Daniel Traxler/Diogo Tinoco (UCSD) def. Quinn Snyder/Andrew Somerville (HAW), 6-3
3. Guillaume Tattevin/Diego Dalisay (HAW) def. Jett Cole/Eric Silberman (UCSD), 6-2

 
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1
 
Singles: 
 

1. Carson Lee (UCSD) def. Quinn Snyder (HAW), 7-5, 6-3
2. Phillip Lan (UCSD) vs. Karl Collins (HAW), 6-1, 6-6, uf
3. Diogo Tinoco (UCSD) def. Guillaume Tattevin (HAW), 6-1, 6-0
4. Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD) vs. Andy Hernandez (HAW), 6-1, 4-6, 1-0, uf
5. Zach Pellouchoud (UCSD) def. Sohta Urano (HAW), 6-3, 6-1
6. Charles Qian (UCSD) vs. Diego Dalisay (HAW), 6-0, 2-6, 2-0, uf

 
Order of finish: 3, 5, 1
 
QUOTABLE
To view today's post-match press conference with head men's tennis coach Timmer Willing, please click here.
 
TRITON TIDBIT

• Today marked the first time the Tritons have defeated the Rainbow Warriors in the Division I era.
• UC San Diego was also able to earn their first ever conference shut out victory in the transition to DI.
• The doubles pairing of Rodriguez and Pellouchoud now has a 10-8 overall record on the season, and are 9-8 when competing at the number one spot in the lineup.
• In singles play, Pellouchoud now boats a five match winning streak and is now 5-5 when competing at the fifth spot in the lineup.  

UP NEXT
UC San Diego will now head back on the road to begin the weekend as they're set to face UC Davis on Saturday, April 20 at 1:00 p.m.      
 
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.