SAN DIEGO – UC San Diego senior Adriana Tabares was a winner on court five, but the Tritons fell to UC Davis, 4-1, in the opening round of The Big West Women's Tennis Championship Thursday afternoon at Barnes Tennis Center. The Tritons conclude their season at 11-11 – the program's most wins in a season since moving to Division I.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UC Davis 4, UC San Diego 1
Records: UC San Diego 11-11; UC Davis, 11-13
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC Davis took the doubles point with wins on courts one and three. After the Aggies won at No. 1, Tabares and senior Katelyn Vu earned a 6-4 victory at second doubles to level the action. The Aggies won a hard-fought 7-6 (7-2) decision at third doubles to capture the critical doubles point.
 
Tabares was the lone Triton singles winner, wrapping her UC San Diego career with a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 5. Vu – UC San Diego's all-time singles wins leader in Division I – led 6-4, 5-3 at No. 6 when the Aggies clinched the win. Grad student Julia Haynes was up 6-3, 3-1 at No. 1 when UC Davis sealed the victory.
 
TENNIS MATCH RESULTS
UC San Diego vs. UC Davis
April 24, 2025 at San Diego, Calif.
(Barnes Tennis Center)
 
UC Davis 4, UC San Diego 1
 
Singles competition
1. Julia Haynes (UCSD) vs. Mika Ikemori (UCD), 6-3, 3-1, unfinished
2. Solia Valentine (UCD) def. Kelly Leung (UCSD), 7-6 (3), 6-2
3. Maya Youssef (UCD) def. Allison Lian (UCSD), 6-2, 6-3
4. Polina Marakhtanova (UCD) def. Grace Gamal (UCSD), 6-4, 6-3
5. Adriana Tabares (UCSD) def. Daisy Maunupau (UCD), 6-4, 6-4
6. Katelyn Vu (UCSD) vs. Penelope Wong (UCD), 6-4, 5-3, unfinished
 
Doubles competition
1. Mika Ikemori/Daisy Maunupau (UCD) def. Julia Haynes/Kelly Leung (UCSD), 6-4
2. Adriana Tabares/Katelyn Vu (UCSD) def. Polina Marakhtanova/Solia Valentine (UCD), 6-4
3. Claire Galerkin/Kaia Wolfe (UCD) def. Allison Lian/Naomi Nguyen (UCSD), 7-6 (2)
 
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,5,3,2)
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• UC San Diego made its first-ever appearance in The Big West championship.
• The Tritons were seeded fifth; the Aggies were the No. 8 seed.
• Julia Haynes, Kelly Leung, Naomi Nguyen, Adriana Tabares, and Katelyn Vu all played their final matches as a Triton.

 
QUOTABLE
"We were out-played today," said UC San Diego head coach Sebastian Bader. "We needed to be more locked in out of the gate [at doubles], and that put us behind from the start. Credit UC Davis for being ready to go, and we'll learn from this postseason opportunity."
 
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.