(Courtesy of UC San Diego Sports Information)

LA JOLLA, Calif. -- The 12-th ranked UC San Diego men's tennis team had no trouble with 48th-ranked Sonoma State on Sunday as it rolled to a dominating 9-0 victory at Northview Courts in La Jolla.  The Seawolves fall to 2-8 on the year while the Tritons jump to 10-6.

UCSD went up 3-0 by sweeping the doubles matches. At. No. 1, Max Jiganti and Kona Luu defeated Matt Roberts and Phillip Holbrook by a score of 8-6. In the second slot, Horea Porutiu and Alexandre Miaule downed Jimmy Manning and Seth Hein, 8-4. Rajeev Herekar and Mark Meyer defeated Logan Liddell and Robert Henry with a tiebreaker at No. 3, taking the victory with a score of 9-8.

The 12th-ranked Tritons won all six singles matches.

At No. 1, Jiganti put UCSD up 4-0 by dispatching Roberts, 6-1 and 7-6. The win was clinched when Ganesh Alagappan topped Daniel Holz, 6-2, 1-6, 6-1 at No. 3.

Also earning singles wins were Herekar at No. 2, Miaule at No. 4, Meyer at No. 5 and Andrew Malozsak at No. 6.

Sonoma State will return home on Saturday to host Hawaii Hilo at 10:00 am at the SSU Tennis Courts.

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#12 UC San Diego 9, #48 Sonoma State 0
March 16, 2014 at La Jolla, CA (Northview Courts)

Singles
1. Max Jiganti (UCSD) def. Matt Roberts (SSU) 6-1, 7-6 (7-0)
2. Rajeev Herekar (UCSD) def. Philip Holbrook (SSU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
3. Ganesh Alagappan (UCSD) def. Daniel Holz (SSU) 6-2, 1-6, 6-1
4. Alexandre Miaule (UCSD) def. Robert Henry (SSU) 7-5, 6-2
5. Mark Meyer (UCSD) def. Logan Liddell (SSU) 6-2, 7-5
6. Andrew Malozsak (UCSD) def. Vincent Paganetti (SSU) 6-3, 7-5

Doubles
1. Max Jiganti/Kona Luu (UCSD) def. Philip Holbrook/Matt Roberts (SSU) 8-6
2. Alexandre Miaule/Horea Porutiu (UCSD) def. Seth Hein/Jimmy Manning (SSU) 8-4
3. Rajeev Herekar/Mark Meyer (UCSD) def. Robert Henry/Logan Liddell (SSU) 9-8 (7-2)

Match Notes
Sonoma State 2-8; National ranking #48; Regional ranking #6
UC San Diego 10-6; National ranking #12; Regional ranking #4
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,3,4,2,6,5)