LA JOLLA, Calif- The 14th ranked UC San Diego Tritons made quick work of the Seawolves on Sunday afternoon with an 8-1 win at the Northview Tennis Courts on the UCSD campus. The win pushes the Tritons' record to 9-3 on the season while SSU drops to 2-5.
The Tritons held a 3-0 win after doubles play, but SSU did give them a battle. Particularly close was the No. 3 doubles match where Bijan Moallemi (UCSD's No. 1 singles player on Sunday) and Kazumi Negishi beat
Connor Olson and
Brandon Buskirk, 8-6.
In singles, SSU got their lone point at No. 6 where #Chris Kibcka earned his frist win of the season this season after Rames Thondapu was forced to retire due to injury. The match was tied at 4-4 prior to Thondapu's retirement.
Jeff Stollberg also had a good match at No. 3 singles before he lost by the score of 2-6, 6-3, 10-5.
Next up for the Seawolves is a home match against Trinity College of Connecticut on Wednesday.
Singles
1. Moallemi (UCSD) def. Muesse (SSU), 6-3, 7-5
2. Rubens (UCSD) def. Sperry (SSU), 6-2, 6-1
3. Low (UCSD) def. Stollberg (SSU), 2-6, 6-3, 10-5
4. Negishi (UCSD) def. Vu (SSU), 6-2, 6-1
5. Oechel (UCSD) def. Bailey (SSU), 6-1, 6-3
6. Kubicka (SSU) def. Thondapu (UCSD), 4-4, ret.
Doubles
1. Meister/Rubens (UCSD), def. Muesse/Sperry (SSU), 8-5
2. Oechel/Spector (UCSD) def. Stollberg/Bailey (SSU), 8-4
3. Moallemi/Negishi (UCSD) def. Olson/Buskirk (SSU), 8-6