LA JOLLA, Calif. — UC San Diego (5-14) fell to UC Santa Barbara (11-8) 5-2 on Friday at the Northview Tennis Courts. The Tritons secured singles victories at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions but were unable to capture the doubles point.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UC San Diego 2, UC Santa Barbara 5
Records: UC San Diego 5-13; UC Santa Barbara 11-8
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego dropped the doubles point after the Gauchos secured victories in both completed matches. Hana Gamracy and Allison Lian were defeated 6-0 at No. 2, followed by Carling Allaye-Chan and Varsha Jawadi falling 6-4 at No. 3. The match at No. 1 with Olivia Allegre and Julia Visaya was left unfinished at 5-4.
 
In singles play, Lian was the first to finish at No. 4, losing 6-0, 6-0, giving UC Santa Barbara a 2-0 lead. Visaya followed at No. 5, where she fell 6-1, 6-3. Allaye-Chan delivered the Tritons' first point with a 7-6(2), 6-2 victory at No. 2, bringing the score to 3-1.
 
Gamracy's match at No. 3 ended 6-4, 3-6, 6-0, clinching the dual for the Gauchos with a 4-1 lead. Allegre extended the match with a hard-fought 6-3, 6-7(3), 7-5 win at No. 1. Kamya Nair concluded the day for UC San Diego at No. 6, losing a closely contested match 7-5, 3-6, 10-4.
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• This Tritons smallest point deficit against the Gauchos in program history.
• Allegre boasts a 6-1 record in singles conference play.

 
UP NEXT
The Tritons will travel to Northridge, Calif. to take on the CSUN Matadors on Sunday, April 10. The match is set to begin at 11 a.m. at Matador Tennis Courts.
 
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.