LA JOLLA, Calif. — The UC San Diego men's tennis team (9-14) fell to the University of California, Irvine (13-7) with a final score of 0-4 on Saturday at the Northview Tennis Courts. The Tritons secured a win at the No. 1 doubles position but were unable to capture any singles matches.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UC San Diego 0, UC Irvine 4
Records: UC San Diego 9-14; UC Irvine 13-7
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego dropped the doubles point to the Anteaters after splitting sets at No. 1 and 3. Abhinav Chunduru and Trevor Nguyen secured a 6-3 victory at No. 1. However, Yaron Guberman and Oliver Worth fell 6-1 at No. 3 doubles, and Andrew Beceiro and Prathinav Chunduru were edged out 7-6(2) at No. 2 doubles.
 
In singles play, Worth faced a tough match at No. 1 singles, finishing with a 6-2, 6-2 loss. David Adamson played a competitive first set at No. 6 singles but ultimately fell 7-6(3), 6-0. Nguyen's match at No. 3 singles concluded with a 6-1, 6-4 result and UC Irvine clinched the match.
 
The Tritons were unable to secure the win, with several singles matches left unfinished. At No. 2 P. Chunduru led one set 7-6(3), 0-1 when the dual match was concluded. A. Chunduru was left unfinished in the second set trailing 5-7, 1-2 on No. 4. Guberman led 6-4, 3-2 but the match at No. 5 was also left unfinished.
 
UP NEXT
Tomorrow, April 19, the Tritons host their final regular season game against Hawai'i at 2 p.m. Senior recognition for the Tritons' four graduating scholar-athletes will follow the match on Northview 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.