LA JOLLA -- The UC San Diego men's tennis team picked up a 7-2 victory Tuesday over Cal Poly Pomona, with the Tritons collecting five straight-set singles wins on the day.
Each squad moved up one spot from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) regional rankings preseason poll positioning. As of March 2, UCSD is ranked No. 3 in the West Region while CPP sits at No. 5.
The Tritons improved to 6-4, while the Broncos fell to 1-5.
The No. 1 doubles team of
Kevin Singer and
Salvador Romero gave the Broncos a win with a 9-7 victory over Austin West/Armaun Emami.
Senior
Joshua Lau earned CPP's only singles victory -- arriving at No. 3 with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Jake Fellow.
UC San Diego 7, Broncos 2
Singles
1. Erik Elliott (UCSD) def. Robby Dabbs (CPP) 6-4, 6-1
2. Chapman Chan (UCSD) def. Salvador Romero (CPP) 6-3, 6-2
3. Joshua Lau (CPP) def. Jake Fellow (UCSD) 6-3, 6-0
4. Vincent Nguyen (UCSD) def. Kevin Singer (CPP) 6-4, 6-1
5. Sam Ling (UCSD) def. Shane McNulty (CPP) 6-0, 6-0
6. Naveen Dixit (UCSD) def. Keith Boggero (CPP) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles
1. Kevin Singer/Salvador Romero (CPP) def. Austin West/Armaun Emami (UCSD) 9-7
2. Erik Elliott/Jake Fellow (UCSD) def. Joshua Lau/Keith Boggero (CPP) 8-2
3. Naveen Dixit/Sam Ling (UCSD) def. Robby Dabbs/Shane McNulty (CPP) 9-7