LA JOLLA, Calif. – Competing in their final match of the spring, the UC San Diego women's tennis team came up short to the NAU Lumberjacks on Friday afternoon.
INSIDE THE MATCH UP
Final: NAU 4, UC San Diego 3
Records: NAU 7-13, 3-5 Big Sky UC San Diego 6-17, 2-7 Big West
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego got off to a fast start on Friday by sweeping doubles play as the pairings of
Grace Gamal and
Ella Pachl plus
Sophie Pearson and
Naomi Nguyen picked wins. The Tritons also earned an additional victory due to a NAU forfeit.
In singles, Gamal picked up an impressive come-from-behind three set victory to account for UC San Diego's second point of the night and Nguyen picked up the win as well via forfeit. The visiting Lumberjacks won the remaining four singles matches to earn the 4-3 victory in La Jolla.
TENNIS MATCH RESULTS
NAU vs. UC San Diego
April 19, 2024 at La Jolla, Calif.
(Norhtview Tennis Courts)
NAU 4, UC San Diego 3
Singles competition
1. Patrycja Niewiadomska (NAU) def.
Ella Pachl (UCSD), 6-2, ret.
2.
Grace Gamal (UCSD) def. Ana Karen Guadiana Campos (NAU), 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
3. Dolavee Tumthong (NAU) def.
Kelly Leung (UCSD), 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-4
4. Daryna Shoshyna (NAU) def.
Sophie Pearson (UCSD), 6-2, 6-0
5. Ava Neyestani (NAU) def.
Katelyn Vu (UCSD), 6-2, 6-2
6.
Naomi Nguyen (UCSD), win by forfeit
Doubles competition
1.
Grace Gamal/
Ella Pachl (UCSD) def. Darnya Shoshyna/Dolavee Tumthong (NAU), 6-4
2.
Sophie Pearson/
Naomi Nguyen (UCSD) def. Ana Karen Guandiana Campos/Ava Neyestani (NAU), 7-6 (9-7)
3.
Katelyn Vu/
Kelly Leung (UCSD), win by forefit
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,1,5,4,2,3)
QUOTABLE
"We battled hard, but overall they out worked us in singles," said UC San Diego head coach
Sebastian Bader. "I'm so proud of Grace and Kelly who both left everything out there, Grace got a great win at two and Kelly just falling short after a marathon match. Seniors helped us with great play in doubles but unfortunately went down in their singles matches. I wish we could have gotten the win today on senior day, but that's sports. I hope this team looks back at this season with a lot of good memories and is motivated to put a lot of hard work in over the next few months to be ready for a new season in the fall."
TRITON TIDBITS
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.
