Hi,
Currently, the built-in triangulation functions in MATLAB only accept 1-dimensional coordinates data.
The workaround is to use the "mesh2tri" utility that can be found on MATLAB Central - File Exchange page in this link:
Please note that the submissions on MATLAB Central - File Exchange are by users of the product, and are not supported by MathWorks' Technical Support. If you have any questions about how to use the code found on the File Exchange, please contact the author of the individual submission.
Hope it helps!!