LA JOLLA, Calif. – It was a clean sweep for the Tritons on Friday morning, as UC San Diego blanked Calgary in an exhibition match at Northview Tennis Courts in La Jolla. The Tritons were straight set winners on all seven singles courts and won all four doubles courts in a tidy manner to open their home slate.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
In doubles action, Grace Gamal and Katelyn Vu got the day started with an 8-1 win at No. 2, followed by a same score result from Kelly Leung and Allison Lian on No. 1. Athena Wardy and Cincy Chen were 8-3 winners on court three, and Varsha Jawadi and Kayma Nair were 8-1 winners at No. 4.
 
In singles action, Wardy was a 6-0, 6-0 winner at sixth singles, with Cincy Chen earning a crisp 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 3. After Nair closed out a 6-0, 6-2 win on court five, Gamal clinched the team win for UC San Diego with her 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 1.
 
Other UC San Diego wins Friday included Lian's 6-0, 6-2 triumph at No. 4, Vu earning a 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 2, and Jawadi capturing a 6-2, 6-1 triumph at No. 7.
 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego is scheduled to host Idaho in its official home opener Sunday morning. First serve is slated for 10 a.m. in La Jolla, weather permitting.
 
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.