UCSanDiego Men’s Tennis
BUSY ARIZONA WEEK AHEAD FOR UCSD
The UC San Diego men’s tennis team is scheduled for five matches this week, all part of the Paseo Tournament held on President’s Day weekend in Phoenix, Ariz. After a scrimmage with Glendale Community College on Thursday at 3 p.m., UCSD will take on five Division II foes. Two of this week’s opponents are ranked in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) preseason poll - No. 27 BYU Hawaii and No. 25 Midwestern State. The Tritons are positioned at No. 35.
TRITONS DROP SEASON OPENER TO CUI
UCSD lost its season opener last Monday, 6-3, in a home match against the Concordia Eagles. Despite winning three of the top four singles contests, the Tritons failed to climb out of the 3-0 hole created by a CUI doubles sweep in the early going. Junior Erik Elliott posted an impressive victory at the No. 1 singles position for UCSD, knocking off the Eagles’ Augusto Elias by a score of 6-4, 6-1. Elias earned All-American honors in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) after compiling a 15-6 singles record in 2009. “Erik doesn’t have any experience up there at No. 1 so I’m certainly happy for his result out there today,” Tritons’ head coach Eric Steidlmayer said. “Anytime you get a win at No. 1 at this level, it’s something to be proud of.”
INSIDE THE PASEO TOURNAMENT FIELD
With 20 teams expected at the Paseo Tournament held on President’s Day weekend in Phoenix, Ariz., the Tritons will get plenty of action against Division II competition. First up for UCSD will be a matchup with the tournament’s host, Grand Canyon, at 9:30 a.m. Friday. The two squads met in 2009 with the Tritons coming out on top, 8-1. The No. 27 Seasiders will represent a stiffer test in that afternoon’s 3:30 p.m. contest as BYU Hawaii knocked off UCSD last season, 8-1. In their most recent postseason meeting, the Tritons topped the Seasiders 5-0 in the first round of the 2008 NCAA D-II West Regional. On Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. the Tritons will challenge Western New Mexico, a team that UCSD topped twice in 2009 by scores of 9-0 and 8-1. After an 11 a.m. matchup with Montana St. Billings, the Tritons will take on No. 25 Midwestern State at 4 p.m.
1/30
January
at Univ. of San Diego
Exhibition
February
2/1 2/11 2/12 2/12 2/13 2/14 2/14 2/26 2/27
vs. Concordia L, 3-6 at Glendale C.C. (Exhibition) 3 p.m. vs. Grand Canyon # 9:30 a.m. vs. BYU Hawaii # 3:30 p.m. vs. Western New Mexico # 3:30 p.m. vs. Montana St. Billings # 11 a.m. vs. Midwestern State # 4 p.m. vs. Fresno Pacific 3 p.m. at UC Riverside 12 p.m.
3/1 3/2 3/4-7 3/8 3/10 3/12 3/13 3/22 3/24
vs. Villanova vs. Cal Poly Pomona Pacific Coast Doubles vs. Rollins College vs. Western New Mexico vs. Sonoma State vs. Hawaii Hilo vs. Dartmouth College at BYU Hawaii
4/6 4/9 4/10 4/11 4/15
at Point Loma Nazarene at UC Davis at UC Santa Cruz at Sonoma State at Cal Poly Pomona
March
April
May
5/8-10 NCAA West Regional 5/14-17 NCAA Championships
Match 2
UC San Diego vs. Grand Canyon Friday, Feb. 12 9:30 a.m.
2 p.m. 2 p.m. All Day 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 12 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 9:30 a.m. 11 a.m. 1:30 p.m. TBA TBA
Match 3
UC San Diego vs. BYU Hawaii Friday, Feb. 12 3:30 p.m.
Match 4
UC San Diego vs. Western New Mexico Saturday, Feb. 13 3:30 p.m.
Match 5
UC San Diego vs. Montana St. Billings Sunday, Feb. 14 11 a.m.
Home matches at Northview Tennis Courts # Paseo Tournament in Phoenix, Ariz.
2010 UC San Diego Roster Name Class Hometown Agbayani, Ryan R-Fr. Yorba Linda, Calif. Atlan, Justin Fr. Pacific Palisades, Calif. Chan, Chapman So. Westlake Village, Calif. Dixit, Naveen So. Los Altos Hills, Calif. Elliott, Erik Jr. San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Emami, Armaun Jr. Oxnard, Calif. Fellow, Jake So. Poway, Calif. Ling, Sam So. Los Altos, Calif. Mendonsa, Eric So. Corona, Calif. Nguyen, Vincent Jr. San Jose, Calif. Wall, Jason Jr. Long Beach, Calif. West, Austin R-Fr. Greenwood Village, Colo. Yoshida, Junya Fr. Irvine, Calif.
Match 6
UC San Diego vs. Midwestern State Sunday, Feb. 14 4 p.m.
UC San Diego’s Projected Starters
Quick Facts GENERAL INFORMATION Location......................................... La Jolla, Calif. Founded.......................................................1960 Enrollment.................................................28,500 Colors............................................ Blue and Gold Nickname.................................................. Tritons Affiliation.................................... NCAA Division II Home Court.................... Northview Tennis Courts Chancellor............................ Dr. Marye Anne Fox Director of Athletics................... Earl W. Edwards Athletic Dept. Phone....................... 858.534.4211 Athletic Dept. Fax...........................858.534.8172
*Singles* 1 Erik Elliott (Jr.)
KEY 2010 STATS - 1-0 in singles, 0-1 in doubles - Has played just three singles matches in career, posting 2-1 record - In first time at No. 1 singles last week in season opener, beat Concordia Irvine’s top player, 6-4, 6-1
2 Chapman Chan (So.) KEY 2010 STATS - 0-1 in singles - Owns a career singles record of 10-12, while going 3-6 in doubles - Had two No. 2 singles wins in 2009 against Grand Canyon and Western New Mexico, two teams UCSD will face this week 3 Jake Fellow (So.) KEY 2010 STATS - 1-0 in singles, 0-1 in doubles - Has a stellar 13-6 singles record in his career - Topped CUI’s Kareem Berdai last week, 6-4, 6-1 - Lost a doubles match in the opener with teammate Erik Elliott
MEN’S TENNIS HISTORY First Year of Men’s Tennis.............................1977 All-Time Record............................. 400-345 (.537) NCAA Appearances...........................................23 NCAA National Championships...........................0 2009 Overall Record .................................. 12-10 2009 Postseason................NCAA West Regional
4 Vincent Nguyen (Jr.)
KEY 2010 STATS - 1-0 in singles - One win away from a career .500 singles record (currently 17-18) - Recipient of the 2009 ITA/Arthur Ashe Jr. Leadership and Sportsmanship Award
5 Armaun Emami (Jr.) KEY 2010 STATS - 0-1 in singles, 0-1 in doubles - Has played just four singles matches in career, posting 1-3 record - Defeated in tough three-set match in opener, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
MEN’S TENNIS STAFF Head Coach...............................Eric Steidlmayer Alma Mater............................ UC San Diego, 1996 6 Sam Ling (So.) KEY 2010 STATS - 0-1 in singles, 0-1 in doubles Record at UCSD/years...............137-87/12 years - Owns career singles record of 14-8 Overall Record/years..................137-87/12 years - Lost a close straight-set match last week against CUI, 6-4, 6-4 Email Coach Gerckens......... esteidlm@ucsd.edu Assistant Coach/years............ Timmer Willing/9th *Doubles* Strength & Conditioning Coach... Stacy Peterson Staff AthleticsUC Trainer. Yang 1 Austin West/Emami KEY 2010 STATS - 0-1 as a doubles pair Page 1 of 1 San.....................Vanessa Diego -- Season statistics - Finished fourth this past fall in the ITA Championships in Alabama, Tennis Office Phone.......................858.534.8457 2 Elliott/Fellow UC San
after qualifying as the best duo out of the West Region
2010 UC SAN DIEGO STATS
SPORTS INFORMATION KEY 2010 STATS - 0-1 as a doubles pair Tennis SID............................................Ivan Alber - Elliott was UCSD’s top doubles player in 2009, going 15-5 Diego SID Phone......................................858.246.0660 - Fellow posted 2-5 record last season in doubles SID Fax..........................................858.534.8475 Season statistics KEY 2010 STATS - 0-1 as a doubles pair SID E-mail.................................ialber@ucsd.edu 3 Naveen Dixit/Ling and0-1 Ling• recorded a doubles victory Overall record: 0-1Hall • Conference: 0-0 • Region: 0-0 •Dixit Home: Away: 0-0 • Neutral: 0-0 on May 7 in the 2009 Associate AD/SID................................. Ryan NCAA Division II0-0 West Regional against Hawaii Pacific • vs National ranked: 0-0 • vs Regional ranked: Web site.............................. www.ucsdtritons.com vs Ranked SINGLES
Overall
Dual
Tour
Conf
1
2
3
4
5
6
Nat'l
Reg'l
Streak
Last10
Chapman Chan
0-1
0-1
0-0
0-0
---
0-1
---
---
---
---
0-0
0-0
L1
0-1
Erik Elliott
1-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
---
---
---
---
---
0-0
0-0
W1
1-0
Armaun Emami
0-1
0-1
0-0
0-0
---
---
---
---
0-1
---
0-0
0-0
L1
0-1
Jake Fellow
1-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
---
---
1-0
---
---
---
0-0
0-0
W1
1-0
Sam Ling
0-1
0-1
0-0
0-0
---
---
---
---
---
0-1
0-0
0-0
L1
0-1
Vincent Nguyen
1-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
---
---
---
1-0
---
---
0-0
0-0
W1
1-0
1-0
0-1
1-0
1-0
0-1
0-1
0-0
0-0
1.000 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000
.000
.000
Streak
Last10
Totals
3-3
3-3
0-0
0-0
Percentage
.500
.500
.000
.000
vs Ranked DOUBLES
Overall
Dual
Armaun Emami/Austin West
0-1
0-1
Erik Elliott/Jake Fellow
0-1
0-1
Tour
Conf
1
2
3
Nat'l
Reg'l
0-0
0-0
0-1
---
---
0-0
0-0
L1
0-1
0-0
0-0
---
0-1
---
0-0
0-0
L1
0-1
L1
0-1
Naveen Dixit/Sam Ling
0-1
0-1
0-0
0-0
---
---
0-1
0-0
0-0
Totals
0-3
0-3
0-0
0-0
0-1
0-1
0-1
0-0
0-0