Oct. 20, 2004

Malibu, Calif. - Pepperdine University will be hosting the Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association Western Men's Regional Championships October 20-25. The singles finalist and doubles champion from this event will earn spots in the November 4-7 ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships at the University of Michigan.

In addition to host Pepperdine, this event will feature the top players from Division I schools, including UCLA, USC, Arizona and Arizona State. This week's top seed is Pepperdine's Pedro Rico.

Seventeen ITA Regional Championships for NCAA Division I men and women are taking place over these last two weekends of October at campuses throughout the country.

Paticipating Teams:

UCLA (3)

USC (4)

Arizona (23)

Pepperdine (27)

Arizona State University (31)

San Diego (42)

UC Santa Barbara (66)

UC Irvine (73)

San Diego State (75)

Loyola Marymount (NR)

UC Riverside (NR)

Top Singles Seeds:

1. Pedro Rico (8), Pepperdine

2. Chris Lam (28), UCLA

3. Roger Matalonga (29), Arizona

4. Alberto Francis (37), UCLA

5. Johan Berg (39), USC