LA JOLLA, Calif. — Freshman Trevor Nguyen picked up the Big West Player of the Week honor Wednesday, March 4, as announced by the conference. The recognition comes after a 2-0 weekend at No. 1 doubles, and 2-0 singles performance at No. 2 and 3. It also follows a strong showing at the Pacific Coast Doubles with fellow freshman partner Abhinav Chunduru where they advanced to the quarterfinals.
 
On Thursday, Feb. 26, against Villanova, Nguyen topped his opponent 6-4, 7-5 at No. 3, followed by a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 comeback victory over Pacific at No. 2. In doubles play Nguyen and A. Chunduru topped the No. 1 court twice over the weekend. Their first win came at No. 1 against Villanova 6-2. Facing Pacific at No. 1 they won 6-4. The pair also dominated through the Pacific Coast Doubles tournament making it to the quarterfinals, out of 128 teams. Friday morning, they battled a UCLA pair, ending with a 6-4, 1-6, 11-9 scoreline. In the round of 16, they downed the 2025 Pacific Coast Doubles 1-seed 7-6(8), 1-6, 6-1 sending them to the quarterfinals.
 
This is the Tritons' second Big West weekly award. The first came on Jan. 21, when Prathinav Chunduru was recognized for his performance in UC San Diego's match against Sacramento State.
 
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UC San Diego will remain at home for a match against Navy on March 11 at 3 p.m. The match will be held at Northview Tennis, with live stats available here.
 
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