SAN DIEGO – UC San Diego resumed Big West action with a tidy 4-0 victory over UC Riverside on Wednesday afternoon. With the win, the Tritons have now won three conference matches for the first time since joining The Big West in 2021.
 
The match was played at the Aztec Tennis Center on the San Diego State campus after a delay of more than four hours due to wet courts in La Jolla,
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UC San Diego 4, UC Riverside 0
Records: UC San Diego 8-7, 3-2 Big West; UC Riverside 4-15, 0-6 Big West
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego switched up its doubles lineup and found success with its new tandem at No. 1. Grad student Julia Haynes and senior Kelly Leung were 6-1 winners in their first match as a pair this spring. At No. 2, seniors Katelyn Vu and Adriana Tabares also triumphed, 6-1, to give UC San Diego a 1-0 lead in the match.
 
The Tritons were efficient in singles play, clinching the victory with straight sets wins at No. 3, then 2, then 1. Freshman Allison Lian won her third Big West match, 6-2, 6-0 over UCR's Kei Koto. Leung topped Niki Shahbazi, 6-0, 6-4 on court two, before Haynes sealed the win with her 6-3, 6-1 win at first singles over Ramey Yu.
 
TENNIS MATCH RESULTS
UC San Diego vs. UC Riverside
March 26, 2025 at San Diego, Calif.
(Aztec Tennis Center)
 
UC San Diego 4, UC Riverside 0
 
Singles competition
1. Julia Haynes (UCSD) def. Ramey Yu (UCR), 6-3, 6-1
2. Kelly Leung (UCSD) def, Niki Shahbazi (UCR), 6-0, 6-4
3. Allison Lian (UCSD) def. Kei Koto (UCR), 6-2, 6-0
4. Grace Gamal (UCSD) vs. Chloe Vu (UCR), 3-6, unfinished
5. Adriana Tabares (UCSD) vs. Crystal Kim (UCR), 4-6, unfinished
6. Kamya Nair (UCSD) vs. Sam Condevillamar (UCR), 6-1, 1-1, unfinished
 
Doubles competition
1. Julia Haynes/Kelly Leung (UCSD) def. Kei Kato/Ramey Yu (UCR), 6-1
2. Adriana Tabares/Katelyn Vu (UCSD) def. Niki Shahbazi/Chloe Vu (UCR), 6-1
3. Allison Lian/Naomi Nguyen (UCSD) vs. Sam Condevillamar/Crystal Kim (UCR), unfinished
 
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (3,2,1)
 
QUOTABLE
"We handled business today with a lot of moving parts," said UC San Diego head coach Sebastian Bader. "We were efficient in doubles play which set the tone for us moving into singles action. We've got a quick turn before we're on the road tomorrow for another conference match."
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• After being delayed several times by wet courts, the match was ultimately moved to Aztec Tennis Center on the San Diego State campus, where the Triton men were also 4-0 winners over UCR.
• UC San Diego captain Julia Haynes improved to 12-2 in singles action this spring – all from the first position.
• First year Triton Kamya Nair moved into the UC San Diego lineup for the first time this spring, competing at the sixth position against her former squad.

 
UP NEXT
The Tritons play a Big West match at UC Irvine on Thursday morning. First serve is slated for 11 a.m. from Irvine.
 
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 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 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.