LONG BEACH, Calif. – UC San Diego faced Big West opponent #52 Long Beach State, on Friday afternoon, resulting in a 3-4 loss that moved the Tritons to 0-2 in conference play (4-7 overall) and the Beach to 2-0 (5-4 overall). Long Beach State took the doubles point before the Tritons' first singles point came at No. 4. Long Beach responded with three singles points of their own to clinch the match and the Tritons finished it off by earning victories at No. 2 and No. 1.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UC San Diego 3, Long Beach State 4
Records: UC San Diego 4-7; Long Beach State 5-4
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Long Beach State captured the doubles point after No. 3 and No.2 were split, with Kamya Nair and Gamracy dropping their court 0-6 and Allison Lian and Alisa Lansky taking theirs, 6-1. No. 1 went to the Beach 6-4 and clinched the doubles point to begin singles.
 
Gamracy earned the Tritons first point with a retirement by her opponent. At No. 3 Lansky was topped 6-3, 6-2. The Beach then claimed No. 5 with a tight 6-3, 6-4 victory over Lian. The next two courts to finish went to tiebreakers but were taken in straight sets. At No. 6 Julia Visaya was defeated 6-3, 7-6(8), which also clinched the match for Long Beach State. Carling Allaye-Chan then took her court 7-6(5), 6-4 to add to the Tritons total. In a three-set comeback victory, Olivia Allegre defeated her opponent, 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-3 to round out the match.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• Olivia Allegre stands at 2-0 in singles conference play.
• This match is the Tritons first against a ranked opponent this season.
• This is Tritons fifth match against the Beach, their current record moves to 1-4.

 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego returns to La Jolla to continue Big West play against Cal State Fullerton. The match is set to begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28. Admission to Northview Tennis Courts is free, and a link to live stats is available on UCSDTritons.com.
 
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.