Waves Blank Santa Clara in WCC First Round, 4-0

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Finishing the first round of the WCC Championships with a perfect score, the Pepperdine men’s tennis team blew past Santa Clara University, 4-0, on Friday morning at the Degheri Tennis Center.

“The team had a great attitude and got a lot out of the match,” said Pepperdine Head Coach Adam Steinberg. “I was proud of our team today ... we got off to a good start.”

To keep the tournament moving once a team reaches two points in doubles and a total of four points overall, the remaining players do not complete their matches.

Clinching the doubles point for the Waves were #28 ranked Andre Begemann (Blomberg, Germany) and Omar Altmann (Cairo, Egypt) with a win over Jay Wong and Hirakawa Wong (SCU), 8-3, on the No. 1 court. Alex Moreno (Queretaro, Mexico) and Bassam Beidas defeated Justin Wong and John Iwanski (SCU), 8-2, in No. 2 doubles.

No. 3 singles Omar Altman (Cairo, Egypt), No. 4 singles Mahmoud Kamel (Paris, France) and No. 6 singles Brian Brogan, all completed their matches with wins to lead Pepperdine to a first round victory.

Tomorrow (April 19), the Waves meet the University of San Francisco, at 1 p.m. in the semi-finals, to be held at Deghri Tennis Center.

 http://wccsports.cstv.com/ot/08-wcc-tennis-championship.html will take you to the 2008 WCC Tennis Championship website.

 

Tennis Tournament Results

 

WCC Championships

Apr 18, 2008 at Santa Clara University

 

Singles competition

1 #9 Andre Begemann (PEP1) def. Jay Wong (SCU1) 6-4, 5-0, unfinished

2 #32 Bassam Beidas (PEP2) def. Kenzo Hirakawa-Wong (SCU2) 6-3, 3-5, unfinished

3 Omar Altmann (PEP3) def. Senthil Chidambaram (SCU3) 6-2, 6-2

4 Mahmoud Kamel (PEP4) def. Charlie Burke (SCU4) 6-1, 6-1

5 Alejandro Moreno (PEP5) def. Justin Wong (SCU5) 6-2, 4-0, unfinished

6 Brian Brogan (PEP6) def. John Iwanski (SCU6) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition

1 #28 Andre Begemann/Omar Altmann (PEP1) def. Jay Wong/Kenzo Hirakawa-Wong (SCU1) 8-3

2 Bassam Beidas/Johannes de Villiers (PEP2) def. Justin Wong/John Iwanski (SCU2) 8-2

3 Brian Brogan/Mahmoud Kamel (PEP3) def. Charlie Burke/Senthil Chidambaram (SCU3) 6-3,

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