SAN DIEGO – UC San Diego opened its 2026 campaign with a 5-2 setback at USD at the Hogan Tennis Center on Wednesday morning. The Tritons claimed the doubles point and freshman
Alisa Lansky won her first collegiate match with a three-set win on court four, but the Toreros were victorious on five singles courts to earn the home win.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: San Diego 5, UC San Diego 2
Records: UC San Diego 0-1; USD 1-0
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego got off to a great start by taking the doubles point. After host USD won 6-3 at No. 3, the Triton tandem of
Olivia Allegre and
Julia Visaya rallied for a 6-4 win at first doubles. All eyes turned to court two, where UC San Diego's
Alisa Lansky and
Allison Lian were able to rally for a 7-5 win – giving the Tritons a 1-0 lead in the match.
In singles, USD won five straight (all in straight sets) to take the match victory. On court four, Lansky continued to battle. She won her first set, 6-3, but dropped the second, 7-5. She took the decisive third set, 10-8 in a super tiebreak to give UC San Diego an opening day singles win.
TRITON TIDBITS
UP NEXT
The Tritons make their annual trek to Arizona this weekend for a trio of matches. First up, UC San Diego visits the Arizona Wildcats Friday afternoon in Tucson. First serve is slated for 3:30 p.m. MT (2:30 p.m. in San Diego).
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.
