LA JOLLA, Calif. – Wrapping up the 2024 spring season, the UC San Diego men's tennis team came up short in their season finale against Cal Poly by a 4-2 score on Monday afternoon at the Northview Tennis Courts.

INSIDE THE MATCH
Final Match 27: UC San Diego: 2; Cal Poly: 4
Records: UC San Diego: 9-18, 2-4; Cal Poly: 9-9, 4-2

HOW IT HAPPENED
Set to compete in their final match of the season, both teams came out strong in doubles with competitive matches up-and-down the lineup. Leading the way for UC San Diego was the pairing of Zach Pellouchoud and Pelayo Rodriguez, who earned a 6-3 victory on court one to set the tone of the Tritons. Cal Poly went on to win on court one and three to clinch the doubles point and the early lead.
 
In singles, UC San Diego continued their stellar effort early on as Carson Lee earned a huge three set victory at number one against a top-notch opponent. Diogo Tinoco also picked up an impressive two set win against his opponent at number three to account for the Tritons' two points on the day as the Mustangs earned the 4-2 victory on Monday.

RESULTS
Doubles:
 

1. Zach Pellouchoud/Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD) def. Colter Smith/Bastiaan Weststrate (CPU), 6-3
2. Raz Haviv/Sean Kamyshev (CPU) def. William Lan/Daniel Traxler (UCSD), 6-3
3. Noah Berry/Joe Leather (CPU) def. Carson Lee/Diogo Tinoco (UCSD), 7-6

 
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
 
Singles:
 

1. Carson Lee (UCSD) def. Noah Berry (CPU), 7-5, 2-6, 7-6
2. Joe Leather (CPU) def. Phillip Lan (UCSD), 6-4, 6-2
3. Diogo Tinoco (UCSD) def. Fernando Fonseca (CPU), 6-4, 6-2
4. Colter Smith (CPU) vs. Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD), 3-6, 6-4, 1-3, uf
5. Bastiaan Weststrate (CPU) def. Zach Pellouchoud (UCSD), 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
6. Sean Kamyshev (CPU) def. Charles Qian (UCSD), 6-4, 2-6, 6-3

 
Order of finish: 2, 3, 5, 6, 1
 
QUOTABLE
"I'm proud of how the guys competed today start to finish," UC San Diego head men's tennis coach Timmer Willing said. "It was a long three-day string of matches and I felt we were better today mentally than any of the other days. Cal Poly deserves a lot of credit for hanging in and weathering a storm we created and they found a way to win today."
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• With their doubles win tonight, the pairing of Pelayo Rodriguez and Zach Pellouchoud ends their season with a record of 11-8.  
• Diogo Tinoco was able to end his season with a strong performance to earn the two set win and improve his record to 12-13.
• UC San Diego finished the season with a total of nine wins, which marks a one-win improvement over the previous year.

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.