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Women's Tennis

UC San Diego Hosts First Big West Fall Selection Event

Event featured all ten Big West women's tennis programs across ten courts

LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego hosted the first-ever Big West Fall Selection Event from Thursday through Sunday across Northview Tennis Courts and Muir Courts. All ten Big West women's tennis programs took part in the four-day event on the UC San Diego campus. Long Beach State's Pamela Badillo Hernández won the singles title while UC Santa Barbara's My-Anh Holmes and Raphaelle Leroux were the doubles champions.

A trio of new Tritons won a pair of singles matches in the main draw: Julia Visaya, Olivia Allegre, and Carling Allaye-Chan each won their first two singles matches as Tritons. In doubles play, UC San Diego's new tandem of Hana Gamracy and Julia Visaya reached the tournament's quarterfinal round after a pair of Thursday victories.

BIG WEST FALL SELECTION EVENT | UC SAN DIEGO RESULTS
Singles
Thursday: Main Draw Singles (Round of 64)
Julia Visaya (UCSD) def. Kaia Wolfe (UCD), 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (3)
Polina Marakhtanova (UCD) def. Hana Gamracy (UCSD), 6-2, 6-4
Julianna Galinda (UCR) def. Varsha Jawadi (UCSD), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Johanna Hiesmair (LBSU) def. Allison Lian (UCSD), 6-3, 6-2
Olivia Allegre (UCSD) def. Aspen Chung (CP), 7-5, 7-6 (4)
Grete Gull (UH) def. Kamya Nair (UCSD), 6-1, 6-0
Carling Allaye-Chan (UCSD) def. Kaia Paulo (UCR), 6-1, 6-1

Friday: Main Draw Singles (Round of 32)
Julia Visaya (UCSD) def. Alexandra Ozerets (CP), 7-6 (3), 6-2
Olivia Allegre (UCSD) def. Carolyna Fowler (UCI), 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
Carling Allaye-Chan (UCSD) def. Maya Youssef (UCD), 6-4, 6-4 

Friday: Main Draw Singles (Round of 16)
Martina Markov (CSF) def. Julia Visaya (UCSD), 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
Natalie Lynch (CP) def. Olivia Allegre (UCSD), 6-1, 6-3
Shachf Lieberman (UCSB) def. Carling Allaye-Chan (UCSD), 6-3, 6-3

Doubles
Thursday: Main Draw Doubles (Round of 32)
Paulina Franco/Cecilia Costa (LBSU) def. Kamya Nair/Varsha Jawadi (UCSD), 8-1
Hana Gamracy/Julia Visaya (UCSD) def. Daria Malaescu/Johanna Hiesmair (LBSU), 8-6
Lily Pradkin/Emma Tutoveanu (UCSB) def. Olivia Allegre/Carling Allaye-Chan (UCSD), 8-6
 
Thursday: Main Draw Doubles (Round of 16)
Hana Gamracy/Julia Visaya (UCSD) def. Amanda Perez/Quin Brady (UCI), 8-1
 
Saturday: Main Draw Doubles (Quarterfinals)
Sophie Rachor/Grete Gull (UH) def. Hana Gamracy/Julia Visaya (UCSD), 8-4
 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego returns to the court on Oct. 16 for the four-day ITA Southwest Regional Championship in San Diego.
 
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 24-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 84 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. 




 
 
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Players Mentioned

Varsha Jawadi

Varsha Jawadi

5' 5"
Sophomore
Allison Lian

Allison Lian

5' 3"
Sophomore
Kamya Nair

Kamya Nair

5' 9"
Senior
Carling Allaye-Chan

Carling Allaye-Chan

5' 4"
Freshman
Olivia Allegre

Olivia Allegre

5' 6"
Freshman
Hana Gamracy

Hana Gamracy

5' 9"
Graduate Student
Julia Visaya

Julia Visaya

5' 6"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Varsha Jawadi

Varsha Jawadi

5' 5"
Sophomore
Allison Lian

Allison Lian

5' 3"
Sophomore
Kamya Nair

Kamya Nair

5' 9"
Senior
Carling Allaye-Chan

Carling Allaye-Chan

5' 4"
Freshman
Olivia Allegre

Olivia Allegre

5' 6"
Freshman
Hana Gamracy

Hana Gamracy

5' 9"
Graduate Student
Julia Visaya

Julia Visaya

5' 6"
Junior

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