Jan. 22, 2005

Malibu, Calif. - Pepperdine men's tennis started off its 2005 season on the right foot Saturday by beating St. Mary's 6-1 at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center. The Waves are 1-0, while the Gaels drop to 0-1.

After sweeping the doubles matches the Waves took to singles behind Scott Doerner in the number one position. Doerner made quick work of Saint Mary's top offering, beating Martin Marechal 6-0, 6-1.

The most dominant performance of the day came from Pepperdine's lone senior Alexis Rafidison. Rafidison cruised to a perfect score over J.J. Whitlinger, beating him 6-0, 6-0.

Both Jonas Berg and Kevin Brozenski handed out love sets in their matches as well. Berg won 6-3, 6-0 in his first collegiate tennis match while Borzenski won 6-0, 6-4.

Saint Mary's lone point came from Adam Fauvre's victory over Ivor Lovrak, 7-5, 7-6.

The Waves travel to USC to take on the Trojans at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday before returning home to play two matches on Saturday. The Waves start off with Cal Poly at 10:00 a.m. before taking on Santa Clara at 2:00 p.m.

Complete Match Results- Pepperdine 6, Saint Mary's 1

Doubles

1. Lovrak/Doerner def. Marechal/Fauvre, 8-2

2. Rafidison/Berg def. Platonov/Tizot, 8-4

3. Borzenski/Johnson def. Whitlinger/Sion, 8-3

Singles

1. Doerner def. Marechal, 6-0, 6-1

2. Fauvre def. Lovrak, 7-5, 7-6 (7-3)

3. Berg def. Tizot, 6-3, 6-0

4. Johnson def. Platonov, 6-3, 6-2

5. Rafidison def. Whitlinger, 6-0, 6-0

6. Borzenski def. Welty, 6-0, 6-4