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PHOENIX – UC San Diego wrapped up its weekend in Phoenix with a 5-2 neutral court victory over DePaul Sunday morning at the GCU Tennis Facility. The Tritons won the doubles point and split the six singles matches to earn their second win in as many days.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UC San Diego 5, DePaul 2
Records: UC San Diego 2-2; DePaul 0-1
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
For the third time in four matches, UC San Diego earned the doubles point. Grad student Hana Gamracy and freshman Carling Allaye-Chan were 6-3 winners on court three, and junior Julia Visaya and freshman Olivia Allegre also won 6-3 at No. 1 to give the Tritons a 1-0 lead.
 
Allaye-Chan was a 6-2, 6-2 winner in singles at No. 2 to put UC San Diego on top, 2-0, in the match. With the Tritons leading 2-1, Gamracy won 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 at No. 3. Shortly thereafter, freshman Alisa Lansky sealed the Tritons’ win with her 6-3, 6-7, 6-1 win at fourth singles. With the match in hand, sophomore Allison Lian with her 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 6.
 
TRITON TIDBITS


Sunday was the first-ever meeting between the Tritons and Blue Demons.
The Tritons have utilized the same lineup in each of their four matches this spring.
Playing at No. 2, freshman Carling Allaye-Chan won her first singles match as a  Triton.

 
UP NEXT
UC San Diego returns to La Jolla for their home opener when the Tritons host Point Loma on Jan. 29 at 3 p.m. from Northview Tennis Courts. Admission is free, and a link to live stats is available on UCSDTritons.com.
 
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.