IRVINE, Calif. – Following a standout weekend which included a Top 25 victory, UC San Diego grad student
Julia Haynes was named Big West Player of the Week Wednesday afternoon by the conference's ten head coaches.
Playing her first spring matches as a Triton, Haynes made a statement on the team's opening weekend, winning a pair of singles matches. Playing at No. 1, Haynes knocked off 24th-ranked Emilija Tverijonaite of Arizona State in straight sets, 6-3, 7-5 – UC San Diego's first-ever win over a top 25 opponent since the Tritons moved to Division I. Haynes won again on Sunday in the top spot, downing GCU's Karina Hofbauer in three sets, 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7).
Competing in the top doubles position, Haynes teamed with senior
Naomi Nguyen to earn a win over GCU's Hofbauer and Dania Deaifi, 6-4, on Sunday morning. Ranked No. 77 in singles by the ITA, Haynes is the Tritons' first-ever Division I ranked player.
UC San Diego begins a stretch of seven consecutive matches at home this weekend, starting with Calgary (exhibition) on Friday and Idaho on Sunday. Both matches are scheduled for a 10 a.m. first serve.
UC SAN DIEGO'S BIG WEST WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
Julia Haynes (Jan. 22, 2025)
Ella Pachl (Feb. 9, 2022)
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.
