LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego celebrated Senior Day with a critical 5-2 victory over CSUN on Saturday at Northview Tennis Courts. The Tritons won the doubles point and then got victories from their four graduating scholar-athletes in singles to earn the program's first Division I win over the Matadors.
In the process, UC San Diego established new Division I program bests for wins in a season (11), Big West wins (five), and home winning percentage (.778).
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UC San Diego 5, CSUN 2
Records: UC San Diego 11-10, 5-4 Big West; CSUN 10-9, 4-5 BW
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego took the doubles point with wins on courts two and three. Seniors
Adriana Tabares and
Katelyn Vu got the day started with their 6-3 win at second doubles. The Tritons clinched the point with a 6-2 win at No. 3 by senior
Naomi Nguyen and freshman
Allison Lian.
In singles, Tabares gave UC San Diego a 2-0 lead in the match when she captured a 6-0, 7-6 (3) win at No. 5. The Tritons went up 3-0 when grad student
Julia Haynes was a 6-2, 6-2 winner on court one. The Matadors cut UC San Diego's lead to 3-2 with victories at No. 3 and No. 4.
It was fitting that Vu, the program's all-time leader in Division I singles wins, clinched the win. Vu was a 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (5) winner at No. 6. Leung closed out the team win with her 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 triumph at No. 2.
TENNIS MATCH RESULTS
UC San Diego vs. CSUN
April 19, 2025 at La Jolla, Calif.
(Northview Tennis Courts)
UC San Diego 5, CSUN 2
Singles competition
1.
Julia Haynes (UCSD) def. Yuliia Zhytelna (CSUN), 6-2, 6-2
2.
Kelly Leung (UCSD) def. Vic Santibanez Luna (CSUN), 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
3. Angela Ho (CSUN) def.
Grace Gamal (UCSD), 6-3, 6-4
4. Elena Goodman (CSUN) def.
Allison Lian (UCSD), 6-3, 7-5
5.
Adriana Tabares (UCSD) def. Emma Moratalla Sanz (CSUN), 6-0, 7-6 (3)
6.
Katelyn Vu (UCSD) def. Madison Shepperson (CSUN), 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (5)
Doubles competition
1.
Julia Haynes/
Kelly Leung (UCSD) vs. Angela Ho/Vic Santibanez Luna (CSUN), 4-4 unfinished
2.
Adriana Tabares/
Katelyn Vu (UCSD) def. Madison Shepperson/Yuliia Zhytelna (CSUN), 6-3
3.
Allison Lian/
Naomi Nguyen (UCSD) def. Elens Goodman/Emma Moratalla Sanz (CSUN), 6-2
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (5,1,3,4,6,2)
TRITON TIDBITS
QUOTABLE with Katelyn Vu
UP NEXT
UC San Diego will compete in The Big West Women's Tennis Championship for the first time. The Tritons are the No. 5 seed in the tournament and will play the 8-seed in the opening round on Thursday, April 24 at Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego. First serve is slated for Noon PDT.
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.
