DAVIS, Calif. – Finishing off the season with three matches in as many days, the UC San Diego men's tennis team dropped their match to the UC Davis Aggies by a 4-1 final score on Saturday afternoon.
INSIDE THE MATCH
Final Match 25: UC San Diego: 1; UC Davis: 4
Records: UC San Diego: 9-16, 2-3; UC Davis: 12-9, 3-3
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC Davis was able to get off to a strong start on Saturday as they won the first two doubles matches to clinch the point for an early lead.
Helping his team battle back,
Zach Pellouchoud delivered a key victory at number five to make the score 2-1 as the second singles match completed. The Aggies would go on to win two more singles matches to earn the 4-1 victory on their home courts.
RESULTS
Doubles:
- Pelayo Rodriguez/Zach Pellouchoud (UCSD) vs. Ivan Savkin/Ryan Torres (UCD), 4-4 uf
- Lucas Bollinger/Max Fardanesh (UCD) def. Daniel Traxler/Diogo Tinoco (UCSD), 6-2
- Antreas Djakouris/Constantinos Djakouris def. Phillip Lan/Carson Lee (UCSD), 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 2
Singles:
- Constantinos Djakouris (UCD) vs. Carson Lee (UCSD), 7-5, 5-5, uf
- Ryan Torres (UCD) def. Phillip Lan (UCSD), 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
- Antreas Djakouris (UCD) def. Diogo Tinoco (UCSD), 6-4, 6-4
- Max Fardanesh (UCD) vs. Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD), 5-7, 6-4, uf
- Zach Pellouchoud (UCSD) def. Sam De Vries (UCD), 6-3, 6-0
- Lucas Bollinger (UCD) def. Daniel Traxler (UCSD), 6-0, 6-2
Order of finish: 6, 5, 2, 3
QUOTABLE
"We struggled today from the start," UC San Diego head men's tennis coach
Timmer Willing said. "Davis was prepared to outwork and out compete us while we got off to a slow start. We played from behind all day and need to learn to adjust to those situations. We got in our own ways with some bad habits that cost us. We better learn by tomorrow at UCLA to not repeat this performance."
TRITON TIDBITS
- With his victory this afternoon, Pellouchoud improved his overall record to 12-7 on the season as he's now won six consecutive singles matches.
- The temperature in Davis was 79 degrees and sunny.
- With a win at home on Monday against Cal Poly, the Tritons are in position to finish with a .500 record in Big West play.
UP NEXT
The Tritons will now look ahead to their final road match of the season, as they're set to take on the UCLA Bruins on Sunday, April 12 at noon from the Los Angeles Tennis Center.
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.
