FULLERTON, Calif. – UC San Diego had its three-match win streak snapped as the Tritons fell by a 7-0 score in a four-hour match Sunday at Titan Courts.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Cal State Fullerton 7, UC San Diego 0
Records: UC San Diego 4-5, 2-1 Big West; Cal State Fullerton 3-3, 1-0 Big West
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
For the third time in the last four matches, UC San Diego dropped the doubles point. The Titans took a 1-0 lead in the match with a 6-4 win on 3 and a 6-2 win on court two. No. 1 doubles was deadlocked at 4-4 when Fullerton clinched the point.
 
The Titans clinched the win with wins on courts six, four and three. After dropping her first set, Allison Lian rebounded to take set two, 6-3, before ultimately falling in the third. Playing at No. 1, Julia Haynes dropped a super tiebreak and senior Kelly Leung also played well and battled for three sets on court two.
 
TENNIS MATCH RESULTS
Cal State Fullerton vs. UC San Diego
Feb. 23, 2025 at Fullerton, Calif.
(Titan Courts)
 
Cal State Fullerton 7, UC San Diego 0
 
Singles competition
1. Sein Myoung (CSF) def. Julia Haynes (UCSD), 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-6)
2. Seha Yu (CSF) def. Kelly Leung (UCSD) 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4
3. Diana Yanotovskaya (CSF) def. Allison Lian (UCSD), 6-1, 3-6, 6-0
4. Mariia Nikitash (CSF) def. Grace Gamal (UCSD), 6-3, 6-2
5. Milena Gevorgyan (CSF) def. Adriana Tabares (UCSD), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
6. Kaytlin Taylor (CSF) def. Katelyn Vu (UCSD), 6-1, 6-1
 
Doubles competition
1. Julia Haynes/Naomi Nguyen (UCSD) vs. Sein Myoung/Milena Gevorgyan (CSF), 4-4, unfinished
2. Mariia Nikitash/Diana Yanotovskaya (CSF) def. Kelly Leung/Adriana Tabares (UCSD), 6-4
3. Seha Yu/Kaytlin Taylor (CSF) def. Grace Gamal/Katelyn Vu (UCSD), 6-3
 
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (6,4,3,5,1,2)
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Allison Lian moved up to third singles for the first time.
• Kelly Leung competed at No. 2 singles for the third consecutive match.

UP NEXT
UC San Diego returns to Northview Tennis Courts for a non-conference match Wednesday morning vs. Eastern Michigan. First serve is slated for 11 a.m.
 
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.