LA JOLLA, Calif. — UC San Diego (5-8) earned a dominant victory over Villanova (3-5) 7-0 on Thursday, Feb. 26 at the Northview Tennis Courts. The Tritons secured the doubles point with victories in all three matches and swept all six singles matches.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego secured the doubles point with decisive performances across all courts. At No. 1 doubles, Abhinav Chunduru and Trevor Nguyen posted a 6-2 victory. Meanwhile, Andrew Beceiro and Prathinav Chunduru dominated No. 2 doubles with a 6-0 win. The duo of Trey Fourticq and Oliver Worth rounded out the doubles sweep with a 6-4 triumph at No. 3 doubles.
 
In singles play, the Tritons maintained their momentum. Worth clinched a straight-set win at No. 1 singles with a 6-1, 6-2 scoreline. P. Chunduru followed suit at No. 2 singles, securing a 7-5, 6-2 victory. At No. 5 singles, Beceiro overcame a first-set tiebreak to win 7-6(3), 6-3, clinching the match.
 
Nguyen delivered a strong performance at No. 3 singles, winning 6-4, 7-5. A. Chunduru battled through a three-set match at No. 4 singles, ultimately prevailing 6-0, 6-7(5), 10-4. Fourticq rounded out the sweep with a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 6 singles.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• With eight on the season, A. Chunduru and Nguyen currently lead the Tritons in doubles wins.
• This is the Tritons first complete sweep against an opponent this season.
• All five UC San Diego wins have come at home.

 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego will continue play this weekend in the Pacific Coast Doubles in La Jolla. The tournament spans from Thursday, Feb. 26 to Sunday, March 1. Sunday, the Tritons will welcome the Pacific Tigers at 3 p.m. to Northview Tennis Courts to round out their weekend.
 
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.