Sunday, April 21
Los Angeles, CA
12:00 PM

UCLA

4
vs
0

UC San Diego

Aadarsh Tripathi
Aadarsh Tripathi
Photo by: Mac Brown

No. 23 Men's Tennis Blanks UC San Diego in Regular-Season Finale

April 21, 2024 | Men's Tennis

LOS ANGELES โ€“ The 23rd-ranked UCLA men's tennis team ended its regular season on a seven-match winning streak following Sunday's 4-0 result over UC San Diego at Los Angeles Tennis Center.

Aadarsh Tripathi won twice to lead the Bruins (14-6, 5-2 Pac-12), capping his performance with a clinching decision. Spencer Johnson and Govind Nanda added singles victories of their own. The Tritons dropped to 9-17 (2-3) with one match to play in their regular season.

UCLA's doubles lineup featured two first-time tandems and both ultimately contributed to the day's first point. First to finish was the team of Tripathi and Timothy Li, which jumped out to a 4-0 advantage over William Lan and Daniel Traxler before prevailing 6-1 on Court 2. Then, on Court 3, Jeffrey Fradkin and Jorge Plans Gonzalez took the final five games to close out their clinching 6-2 win against Carson Lee and Diogo Tinoco.

No. 27 Govind Nanda put on a commanding first-set singles display, holding Lee off the scoreboard. With all six opening frames in their control, the Bruins added to their tally with Nanda's 6-0, 6-3 top-court victory.

No. 100 Johnson ran his personal winning streak to eight in as many decisions, handling Phillip Lan 6-3, 6-1 on Court 2. Johnson finished his regular season with team-best singles records of 23-6 overall and 14-3 in dual matches. He also registered a team-high 20 doubles wins (20-8).

Making his first appearance in the singles lineup since March 22, Tripathi took down Pelayo Rodriguez by a 6-3, 6-3 score. The deciding victory was Tripathi's first of 2024. He picked up one in 2023, as well.

The 2024 Pac-12 Championships start Wednesday, April 24 and continue through Saturday, April 27 at Libbey Park in Ojai, Calif. UCLA will begin play Thursday, April 25. A full schedule of matches will be announced Sunday by the Pac-12.

Tennis Match Results
UC San Diego vs UCLA
4/21/2024 at Los Angeles, CA
(Los Angeles Tennis Center)

#23 UCLA 4, UC San Diego 0

Singles competition

1. #27 Govind Nanda (UCLA) def. Carson Lee (UCSD) 6-0, 6-3
2. #100 Spencer Johnson (UCLA) def. Phillip Lan (UCSD) 6-3, 6-1
3. Jorge Plans Gonzalez (UCLA) vs. Diogo Tinoco (UCSD) 7-5, 3-3, unfinished
4. Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) def. Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD) 6-3, 6-3
5. Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) vs. Zach Pellouchoud (UCSD) 7-5, 2-5, unfinished
6. Azuma Visaya (UCLA) vs. Charles Qian (UCSD) 6-4, 5-3, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. Spencer Johnson/Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) vs. Zach Pellouchoud/Pelayo Rodriguez (UCSD) 5-3, unfinished
2. Timothy Li/Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) def. William Lan/Daniel Traxler (UCSD) 6-1
3. Jeffrey Fradkin/Jorge Plans Gonzalez (UCLA) def. Carson Lee/Diogo Tinoco (UCSD) 6-2

Match Notes:
UC San Diego 9-17
UCLA 14-6; National ranking #23
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (1,2,4)

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Oregon
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Apr 25 (Thu)

6:00 PM

Team Stats

#1 Doubles Match

12
Zach Pellouchoud/ Pelayo Rodriguez [UCSD]
30
5UF

#2 Doubles Match

1
William Lan/ Daniel Traxler [UCSD]
1
6

#3 Doubles Match

1
Carson Lee/ Diogo Tinoco [UCSD]
2
6

Order of Finish:

2,3

#1 Singles Match

12
Carson Lee / 0 [UCSD]
03
LogoNanda, Govind / 0 (27/-) [UCLA]
66

#2 Singles Match

12
Phillip Lan / 0 [UCSD]
31
LogoJohnson, Spencer / 0 (100/-) [UCLA]
66

#3 Singles Match

123
Diogo Tinoco / 0 [UCSD]
530
LogoPlans Gonzalez, Jorge / 0 [UCLA]
73UF

#4 Singles Match

12
Pelayo Rodriguez / 0 [UCSD]
33
LogoTripathi, Aadarsh / 0 [UCLA]
66

#5 Singles Match

123
Zach Pellouchoud / 0 [UCSD]
550
Logovan Loben Sels, Emon / 0 [UCLA]
72UF

#6 Singles Match

123
Charles Qian / 0 [UCSD]
430
LogoVisaya, Azuma / 0 [UCLA]
65UF

Order of Finish:

1,2,4

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