FRESNO, Calif. – UC San Diego moves to 4-4 after a loss to Fresno State 5-2 on Saturday at the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center. UC San Diego secured a victory at the No. 2 doubles position and claimed singles wins at the No. 2 and No. 4 spots.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UC San Diego 2, Fresno State 5
Records: UC San Diego 4-4; Fresno State 5-1
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego dropped the doubles point to Fresno State after a competitive series of matches. Olivia Allegre and Julia Visaya fell 3-6 at No. 1 doubles, while Alisa Lansky and Allison  Lian secured a 6-4 victory at No. 2 doubles. Hana Gamracy and Kamya Nair were narrowly defeated 5-7 at No. 3 doubles.
 
In singles play, Lansky delivered a strong performance at No. 2 singles, winning in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. Lian also secured a win for the Tritons, topping her opponent in three sets at No. 4 singles with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 result.
 
Allegre faced a tough opponent at No. 1 singles, ending with 2-6, 4-6 set scores. Gamracy battled through a three-set match at No. 3, ultimately falling 5-7, 7-6(5), 0-1(8). Visaya and Nair both faced challenging matches, with Visaya finishing 7-5, 2-6, 3-6 at No. 5 singles and Nair concluding 4-6, 4-6 at No. 6 singles.
 
TRITON TIDBIT

• Both Lian and Lansky were undefeated in matches, winning both their doubles and singles.

 
UP NEXT
The Tritons will return for two home matches, the first against LMU on Thursday and Hawai'i to follow on Saturday. The Thursday match will begin at 3:30 p.m. On Saturday, UC San Diego will face their first Big West foe of the season at 11 a.m.
 
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.