LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego captured a win over Point Loma in their first home match of the season, clinching the match 4-0. The Tritons took the doubles point and continued to dominate in singles, winning all three finished matches in straight sets.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UC San Diego 4, Point Loma 0
Records: UC San Diego 3-2; Point Loma 0-0
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego started the match strong winning the doubles point. Freshman Olivia Allegre and junior Julia Visaya took court 6-2, grad student Hana Gamracy and freshman Carling Allaye-Chan followed with a 6-3 victory on court two to earn the Tritons' first point. This left Varsha Jawadi and Kamya Nair unfinished on court three where they led 5-2.
 
Lansky at No. 3 earned the Tritons their next point 6-2, 6-2. Following at No. 2 Allaye-Chan also topped her opponent 6-2, 6-2 to make it 3-0 Tritons. Lian clinched the match at No. 5 with a 6-3, 6-0 straight-set victory. The three remaining singles were left unfinished but no Triton dropped a set before play ended.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• The Tritons used a new lineup for the first time this spring, in doubles Allaye-Chan and Gamracy played No. 2 and Nair and Jawadi played No. 3, in singles Lansky played No. 3, Visaya No. 4, Lian No. 5, and Nair No. 6.
• The Tritons improve their home record against Point Loma to 11-1.

 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego will stay close to home for their next match against San Diego State on Saturday, Jan. 31. The match is set to begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Aztec Tennis Center.
 
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.