MOSCOW, Idaho – UC San Diego defeated UTRGV on the road Saturday afternoon, 4-1, taking the doubles point before taking three more singles courts to clinch the match. The singles matches were won on No. 2, 5, and 6, with two of the courts being taken in straight sets.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
To start the match, No. 2 doubles finished first, with Andrew Beceiro and Oliver Worth taking the court 6-2. The No. 3 court then went in favor of UTRGV before Abhinav Chunduru and Trevor Nguyen clinched the doubles point for the Tritons, 6-3.
 
In singles matches, UTRGV earned their first point at No. 1 doubles in a straight set 3-6, 6-7(3) victory. The Tritons then swept No. 5, No. 6, and No. 2, in that order, to clinch the match. On No. 5 Yaron Guberman topped his opponent 7-6(3), 6-3 to take the court. Nguyen on No. 6 won his court in a tight battle. He earned the Tritons' next point in straight tiebreaker sets, 7-6(4), 7-6(4). Prathinav Chunduru went to three sets on No. 2 ultimately earning the point 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 and finish the match in favor of the Tritons.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Trey Forticq entered the Tritons lineup for the first time this season at No. 3 doubles.
• Only four singles courts were played at once, starting with No. 1, 2, 5 and 6.

 
UP NEXT
The Tritons will stay in Moscow, Idaho to face the Idaho Vandals tomorrow, the match is set to begin at 9 a.m. On Monday, Feb. 16 they battle Montana.
 
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 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.