LA JOLLA, Calif. — UC San Diego men's tennis competes in a trio of matches this weekend starting on Saturday, Feb. 14 where they will face UTRGV at 2 p.m. On Sunday, Feb. 15, at 9 a.m., they will face Idaho before finishing their road trip at Montana on Monday, Feb. 16, battling the Griz at 8:30 a.m.
DETAILS
UC San Diego (4-3) vs UTRGV (1-9)
Saturday, Feb. 14 | 2 p.m.
P1FCU Kibbie Dome | Moscow, Idaho
UC San Diego (4-3) vs Idaho (3-7)
Sunday, Feb. 15 | 9 a.m.
P1FCU Kibbie Dome | Moscow, Idaho
UC San Diego (4-3) vs Montana (1-3)
Monday, Feb. 16 | 8:30 a.m.
PEAK Racquet Club | Missoula, Mont.
ABOUT THE TRITONS
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Record: 2-3
Big West: 0-0
Home: 2-1
Away: 0-1
Neutral: 0-1
vs Ranked Opponents: 0-1
Streak: 1L
ITA Ranking: None
ABOUT THE UTRGV VAQUEROS
Record: 1-9
Southland: 0-0
Home: 0-2
Away: 0-5
Neutral: 1-2
vs Ranked Opponents: 0-0
Streak: L5
ITA Ranking: None
ABOUT THE IDAHO VANDALS
Record: 3-7
Big Sky: 0-0
Home: 2-1
Away: 0-6
Neutral: 1-0
vs Ranked Opponents: 0-0
Streak: W1
ITA Ranking: None
ABOUT THE MONTANA GRIZ
Record: 1-3
Big Sky: 0-0
Home: 1-1
Away: 0-1
Neutral: 0-1
vs Ranked Opponents: 0-0
Streak: L2
ITA Ranking: None
RUN IT BACK
This will be the first time the Tritons face UTRGV and Montana. The Tritons are 1-0 against the Vandals, last meeting on Feb. 18, 2024. The match resulted in a 5-2 victory over Idaho.
2026 BIG WEST CHAMPIONSHIP
This year's Big West Championship will be April 22-25 at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego. UC San Diego is Division I postseason eligible for the second season. In 2025, the Tritons earned the four seed and defeated Cal Poly in the quarterfinals. They then fell to top-seeded and nationally-ranked UC Santa Barbara in the semifinals.
ROSTER BREAKDOWN
The roster of 10 features seven newcomers and three returners. There are three grad students, one senior, two sophomores and four freshmen. Senior
Zach Pellouchoud and sophomores
David Adamson and
Robert Freedman are the three returners.
MEET THE NEWCOMERS
This year's decorated freshmen class features five-stars Abhinav and
Prathinav Chunduru, plus four-stars
Andrew Beceiro and
Trevor Nguyen.
The Tritons also have three grad transfers.
Trey Fourticq joins from Villanova,
Yaron Guberman from Division II Lynn University and
Oliver Worth from Brown.
MEET THE COACHES
Head coach
Timmer Willing is back for his 14th season as the team's head coach. He has been at UC San Diego for 25 years, having previously served as an assistant coach.
Jake De Vries is in his second season with the program and his first as associate head coach. Fellow second-year assistant
Matthew Hollingworth rounds out the coaching staff, with
Darian Bahramipour the team's athletic performance coach.
ACADEMIC STANDOUT
Senior
Zach Pellouchoud earned multiple awards last season for his success in both the classroom and on the court. He was named to the CSC Academic All-District Team, Big West Academic All-Conference Team, Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll (Highest Honors) and an ITA Scholar-Athlete.
TENNIS TALK ON UC SAN DIEGO ATHLETICS' PODCAST
As part of UC San Diego's transition to Division I, the Athletics Department launched a weekly podcast,
Tritoncast. Produced by UC San Diego Athletics Communications, Tritoncast features in-depth interviews with UC San Diego personalities including scholar-athletes, alums, coaches and administrators. Triton fans will get an inside look at the UC San Diego Athletics Department as the program transitions to NCAA Division I and The Big West. New episodes of Tritoncast are available each week on the most popular podcasting apps. In addition, each episode can be heard and downloaded on UCSDTritons.com. For individual show information and listen links, follow Tritoncast on X
@Tritoncast.
GET SOCIAL WITH UC SAN DIEGO MEN'S TENNIS
Keep up with the Tritons all season long on social media through
X and
Instagram. The team's handle is @ucsdmtennis.
FOR THE YOUNGER CROWD
Got some young Triton fans in your family? If they are eighth grade or under, check out the
Junior Triton Club. Membership includes a free t-shirt, admission to over 100 UC San Diego home athletic events and much more!
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UP NEXT
The Tritons will stay on the road to compete in three more matches next weekend. On Saturday, Feb. 21 UC San Diego will battle Arizona in a double header at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in Tucson, Ariz. On Sunday, Feb. 22, the Tritons face Grand Canyon at 11 a.m. in Phoenix, Ariz.
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 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 83 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.
