LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego tack on another win for the season with a 4-0 victory against Point Loma Friday, Jan. 23. The Tritons move to 2-2 on the season.
 
The Tritons took the doubles point quickly over the Sea Lions with victories from No. 1 Prathinav Chunduru and Zach Pellouchoud and No. 2 Abhinav Chunduru and Trevor Ngyuen. Singles matches were won by David Adamson, Zach Pellouchoud, and Andrew Beceiro.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Prathinav Chunduru and Pellouchoud finished their court first, with a 6-0 score. The Tritons secured their first point when Abhinav Chunduru and Nguyen took the No. 2 court 6-2. No. 3 was left unfinished, with Oliver Worth and Beceiro leading 5-3.
 
The Tritons expanded their lead in the dual match when Adamson took his court in a near sweep, 6-0, 6-1. Pellouchoud earned the Tritons their next point on No. 3. Pellouchoud held his lead through both games and finished 6-1, 6-1. Andrew Beceiro clinched the Tritons the match after some back and forth competition in his first game. He ultimately swept his opponent in the second and won 6-3, 6-0.
 
The three remaining singles matches were left unfinished once the Tritons clinched the win. Abhinav Chunduru had won his first game 6-2 and was at match point with his opponent, 5-3, when the match was called. In similar fashion, Prathinav Chunduru won 6-1 in the first and was leading 4-3 in the second. On No. 1 Worth had taken the first 6-4 and in the second was trailing 3-2.

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"Our guys had a great start from the opening serve and continued until the final point to decide the match," head coach Timmer Willing states. "With a clinch from Andy we had Abi with a match point of his own and others with breaks to close out their match. Great team effort today."
 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego will return to Northview Tennis Courts tomorrow, Jan. 24 at 12 p.m. hosting LMU. Admission to Northview Tennis Courts is free, but note the parking permits are required on UC San Diego campus 24/7.
 
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After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era 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 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 39 have garnered 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 NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.