Complete WCC Men's Tennis Championships Bracket in PDF Format
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April 20, 2005
Malibu, Calif. - When Pepperdine hosts the men's tennis West Coast Conference Championships this weekend, they will not only have home court advantage, but the number one seed as they chase their 15th consecutive crown. Following an 18-2 regular season, including a perfect 12-0 record at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center, the Waves enter the tournament as the 7th-ranked team in the country. Live scoring will be available for all tournament matches.
The Waves are riding a twelve match winning streak and are one of the hottest teams in the county, thanks in large part to their doubles play. Headed by Scott Doerner and Pedro Rico, the Waves secured all 22 of the doubles points they played in 2005. For their efforts and a recent 9-8 defeat of Stanford's No. 4 Sam Warburg and KC Corkery, the Pepperdine pair is now the second-ranked team in the nation.
Head coach Adam Steinberg's deep lineup also consists of the teams of Ivor Lovrak and Jonas Berg, as well as Richard Johnson and Kevin Borzenski. Combined the Waves' doubles teams are 50-10 in dual matches this season.
The host Waves will kick off tournament play Friday with a 9:00 a.m. match versus eighth-seeded Gonzaga.
In the team's three matches against WCC opponents this year Pepperdine recorded wins over Saint Mary's (6-1), Santa Clara (7-0) and Loyola Marymount (5-2).
Rounding out the tournament's top seeds are number two San Diego and third-ranked Portland.
At steak this weekend is an automatic berth into the national championship tournament, which begins with regional championships May 13-15 at selected campuses. The winners of the 16 regionals will then compete in College Station, Tex. May 19-28 for the national championship.
In eight of the past ten WCC finals, the Waves have met San Diego, coming out on top on all eight occasions, including last year's 4-1 victory.
This year's championship final will be played at 3:00 p.m. Sunday.
WCC MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
Match 1 -- No. 1 Pepperdine vs. No. 8 Gonzaga (9:00 a.m.)
Match 2 -- No. 4 Santa Clara vs. No. 5 San Francisco (11:00 a.m.)
Match 3 -- No. 2 San Diego vs. No. 7 Loyola Marymount (1:00 p.m.)
Match 4 -- No. 3 Portland vs. No. 6 Saint Mary's (3:00 p.m.)
SATURDAY
Championship Bracket
Match 5 -- Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 2 (9:00 a.m.)
Match 6 -- Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 4 (11:00 a.m.)
Consolation Bracket
Match 7 -- Loser Match 1 vs. Loser Match 2 (1:00 p.m)
Match 8 -- Loser Match 3 vs. Loser Match 4 (3:00 p.m.)
SUNDAY
Match 9 (7th Place) -- Loser Match 7 vs. Loser Match 8 (9:00 a.m.)
Match 10 (5th Place) -- Winner Match 7 vs. Winner Match 8 (11:00 a.m.)
Match 11 (3rd Place -- Loser Match 5 vs. Loser Match 6 (1:00 p.m.)
Match 12 (Championship) -- Winner Match 5 vs. Winner Match 6 (3:00 p.m.)
