TUCSON, Ariz. – UC San Diego (5-7) was defeated by Arizona (7-3) with two decisive 7-0 scores in a doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 21. UC San Diego's doubles team at the No. 1 position secured the lone win for the visitors on the day.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
In their first match, UC San Diego dropped the doubles point, as only the No. 1 doubles team of Abhinav Chunduru and Trevor Nguyen secured a win with a 6-4 set. The pairs at No. 2 doubles, Andrrew Beceiro and Oliver Worth, and at No. 3 doubles, David Adamson and Prathinav Chunduru, fell 2-6 and 1-6, respectively.
 
In singles play, the Tritons faced a challenging matchup. At No. 1 singles, Worth was defeated in straight sets, 1-6, 2-6. P. Chunduru, playing at No. 2 singles, also lost in two sets, 0-6, 3-6. A. Chunduru, competing at No. 3 singles, ended his match with a 3-6, 4-6 scoreline. Nguyen at No. 4 singles had a 1-6, 3-6 outcome, while Adamson at No. 5 singles finished with a 2-6, 0-6 result. Beceiro completed the singles lineup at No. 6, falling 1-6, 2-6.
 
In the second match of the day, the Tritons dropped the doubles point as their pairs were unable to secure wins on any of the courts. At No. 1 doubles, A. Chunduru and Nguyen finished with a 3-6 score. Beceiro and P. Chunduru ended their match at No. 2 doubles with a 3-6 score. On court 3, Trey Fourticq and Yaron Guberman concluded their match with a 1-6 result.
 
In singles, UC San Diego faced challenges across the board. P. Chunduru was defeated in straight sets at No. 1 singles, 3-6, 1-6. Nguyen, playing at No. 2 singles, recorded a 4-6, 2-6 score. On No. 3, Adamson fell 0-6, 1-6. At No. 4 singles, Beceiro finished with a 2-6, 1-6 result. Guberman played at No. 5 singles and ended with a 3-6, 4-6 scoreline. Fourticq, at No. 6 singles, completed his match with a 0-6, 1-6 score.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• P. Chunduru and Nguyen lead the Triton lineup with their doubles record of 7-3.
• The Tritons battled the Wildcats in a doubleheader once prior, in 2024, resulting in a 0-2 record for the Tritons.

 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego continues play in Arizona tomorrow with one match against Grand Canyon at 12 p.m. in Phoenix, Ariz. The match will be played at GCU Tennis Center and live stats are available here.
 
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.