SAN DIEGO – UC San Diego (10-16) fell to Cal Poly (14-8) Thursday at Barnes Tennis Center. The Tritons competed closely across several matches but were unable to clinch the doubles point or any singles courts before the Mustangs swept No. 1, 3, and 5.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UC San Diego 0, Cal Poly 4
Records: UC San Diego 10-16; Cal Poly 14-8
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego dropped the doubles point after falling in both completed doubles matches. Abhinav Chunduru and Trevor Nguyen were defeated 1-6 at No. 1 doubles, while Andrew Beceiro and Prathinav Chunduru suffered a 2-6 loss at No. 2 doubles. The No. 3 doubles match featuring Yaron Guberman and Oliver Worth was left unfinished with a score of 3-4.
 
In singles, UC San Diego struggled to gain momentum. Prathinav Chunduru was defeated 0-6, 0-6 at No. 2 singles, followed by Yaron Guberman's 2-6, 0-6 loss at No. 5 singles, leaving the team down 0-3 in the running dual score. Oliver Worth then fell 4-6, 5-7 at No. 1 singles, clinching the dual match for the opponent.
 
The remaining matches were left unfinished. At No. 2 Nguyen fell 5-7 in the first set, with the second being halted at 3-5. A. Chunduru at No. 4 split sets 1-6, 6-1, trailing 1-2 in the third. Play at No. 6 singles was also paused when the match was clinched; David Adamson was behind 7-6(8), 2-2.
 
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.