TUCSON, Ariz. – UC San Diego began its annual opening weekend trip to the Grand Canyon State with a 7-0 loss to Arizona Friday afternoon at LaNelle Robson Tennis Center. The Wildcats proved too strong in all three doubles matches before sweeping singles action.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Arizona 7, UC San Diego 0
Records: UC San Diego 0-2; Arizona 2-0
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Arizona took the doubles point with a 6-2 victory on all three courts. With the Wildcats leading 1-0, the teams moved on to singles. The hosts won all six courts to complete the sweep. A bright spot for the Tritons came on court three, where UC San Diego grad student Hana Gamracy took her first set, 6-4, over Danielle Tuhten. UA won the second set at third singles, 6-1. With the match already clinched, Gamracy and Tuhten played a super tiebreak in the third set, where Tuhten won, 10-7.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• UC San Diego visited Arizona for the fourth consecutive opening weekend.
• The Tritons used the same lineup as its season opener Wednesday at USD.

UP NEXT
The Tritons travel north to Phoenix to visit Grand Canyon on Saturday morning. First serve is slated for 10 a.m. MT (9 a.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.