SAN DIEGO — UC San Diego men's tennis has earned the four seed for this weekend's Big West Men's Tennis Championship. The Tritons begin play in the quarterfinal round on Friday at 12:00 p.m. against Cal Poly, the fifth seed in the seven-team competition.
 
The championship runs Friday-Sunday at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego. The Tritons are eligible for the competition for the first time since beginning the transition to Division I.
 
Friday's winner will advance to the semifinal round against top-seeded UC Santa Barbara. That match will be on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. The championship match will be on Sunday at the same time.
 
Attendance and parking at Barnes Tennis Center are free. Live score links for Friday and Saturday are available below. Links for future matches will be added as the weekend progresses. A live stream will be available on Saturday for select courts.
 
DETAILS
Quarterfinal
UC San Diego (6-13, 3-3 BW) vs. Cal Poly (8-14, 2-4 BW)
Friday, April 25 | 12:00 p.m.
Barnes Tennis Center | San Diego, Calif.
Live Scores

Semifinal
UC San Diego (7-13, 3-3 BW) vs. No. 34 UC Santa Barbara (17-3, 6-0 BW)
Saturday, April 26 | 10:00 a.m.
Barnes Tennis Center | San Diego, Calif.
Live Scores | Watch

ABOUT THE TRITONS
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Record: 6-13
Big West: 3-3
Home: 4-4
Away: 1-7
Neutral: 1-2
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-4
Streak: L3
ITA Ranking: NR

ABOUT THE MUSTANGS
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Record: 8-14
Conference: 2-4
Home: 6-4
Away: 0-8
Neutral: 2-2
vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-3
Streak: L3
ITA Ranking: NR
 
LAST TIME VS. CAL POLY
The Tritons won this season's regular season match between the two teams 4-0 on March 2 in La Jolla. That contest was the first Big West match of the year for both sides. The Tritons won the doubles point and got singles wins from Carson Lee, Zach Pellouchoud and Robert Freedman.
 
BEST YET
While the Tritons were unable to participate in The Big West postseason during their move to Division I, they did play a full Big West regular season schedule. 2025 was the first time the team finished at .500 in conference play since making the transition ahead of the 2021 season.
 
HOT STREAK
Pelayo Rodriguez is undefeated in his last six singles matches, notching three wins and having three matches go unfinished.
 
HOT STREAK, TAKE TWO
Carson Lee and Diogo Tinoco have won four of their last five doubles matches.

LAST TIME OUT
The Tritons lost 4-0 at Sacramento State on April 13.
 
POSSIBLE STARTERS
Below are potential starters in both doubles and singles for the Tritons based on previous matches.
 
Doubles
1. Zach Pellouchoud/Pelayo Rodriguez
2. Carson Lee/Diogo Tinoco
3. Joseph Teh/David Adamson
 
Singles
1. Carson Lee
2. Diogo Tinoco
3. Pelayo Rodriguez
4. Zach Pellouchoud
5. David Adamson
6. Charles Qian
 
ROSTER BREAKDOWN
This year's squad features five seniors, one junior, one sophomore and three freshmen. Seven return from last season, with seven Tritons concluding their collegiate careers in 2024. California is home for all but three members of the 2025 team.
 
MEET THE NEWCOMERS
In its fifth year as an NCAA Division I program and its first as full members, the UC San Diego men's tennis team is excited to introduce its three-person scholar-athlete signing class of David Adamson (San Diego, Calif.), Robert Freedman (San Diego, Calif.) and James Krantz (Newport Beach, Calif.).
 
HEAD COACH TIMMER WILLING
Willing is in his 13th season as head coach of the UC San Diego men's tennis program. He has been with the Tritons for 24 years, having previously served as an assistant coach. Willing's Division II teams went 84-70 (.545) and qualified for the NCAA postseason five times. Since joining Division I, Willing has seen the team improve its win total each season.
 
WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
Carson Lee, Big West Player of the Week (March 5)
Carson Lee, Big West Player of the Week (April 2)
 
TOP OF THE LINEUP
Zach Pellouchoud and Pelayo Rodriguez return this year after leading the team's doubles lineup in 2024. The duo finished with an 11-8 record together. Also returning are top singles players Carson Lee and Diogo Tinoco. Lee played in the No. 1 or 2 spot in all but two matches last season, with Tinoco appearing in the No. 2 or 3 spot every match.
 
ACADEMIC RECOGNITION
In 2024, Zach Pellouchoud was named an ITA Scholar-Athlete. Charles Qian and Pelayo Rodriguez were named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team and were joined by four other members of this year's squad on the Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll.

BEST OF THE BIG WEST
Carson Lee (Second Team) and Diogo Tinoco (Honorable Mention) look to repeat as All-Big West selections in singles play. Pelayo Rodriguez and Zach Pellouchoud (Second Team) are hoping to do the same in doubles.

POSTSEASON ELIGIBLE
UC San Diego has completed a four-year transition process to Division I, which means 2024-25 is the first year the Tritons are fully eligible for conference and NCAA postseason play. This year's NCAA Men's Tennis Championship will be held May 15-18 at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas.
 
WHY THE TRITONS?
The Triton is described as the offspring of Poseidon and Amphitrite, a demigod of the sea with a lower part of the body like that of a fish. It is known as a mighty and fierce sea warrior. Given UC San Diego's close proximity to the Pacific Ocean and its connections with the world-famous Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Triton became our mascot in 1964.

TENNIS TALK ON UC SAN DIEGO ATHLETICS' PODCAST
As part of UC San Diego's transition to Division I, the Athletics Department launched a weekly podcast, Tritoncast. Produced by UC San Diego Athletics Communications, Tritoncast features in-depth interviews with UC San Diego personalities including scholar-athletes, alums, coaches and administrators. Triton fans will get an inside look at the UC San Diego Athletics Department as the program transitions to NCAA Division I and The Big West. New episodes of Tritoncast are available each week on the most popular podcasting apps. In addition, each episode can be heard and downloaded on UCSDTritons.com. For individual show information and listen links, follow Tritoncast on X @Tritoncast.

GET SOCIAL WITH UC SAN DIEGO MEN'S TENNIS
Keep up with the Tritons all season long on social media through X and Instagram. The team's handle is @ucsdmtennis.

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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 Conference 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 84 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 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.