Men's Tennis Wins 18th Straight WCC Championship
4/20/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
“Winning never gets old,” said Pepperdine Head Tennis Coach Adam Steinberg who notched his sixth WCC Championship. “This was the best WCC final I’ve seen a Pepperdine team play since I’ve been coach.”
The Waves set the tone early with two strong wins to secure the doubles point. No. 28 Andre Begemann (
No. 32 Beidas established the first singles win, 6-2, 6-0, over Lucas Tirelli (Saint Mary’s) on court No. 2. Altmann defeated Dvorak (Saint Mary’s), 6-2, 6-1, to give Pepperdine a 3-0 lead.
“We went in with a lot of confidence,” said Beidas “We didn’t want to just win ... we wanted it to be a strong win.”
Clinching the championship on the No.1 court was No. 9 Begemann, who handily defeated Kusnierz (Saint Mary’s) 6-3, 6-3. Kusinierz had upset Begemann (April 12) in No.1 singles at the Pepperdine Saint Mary’s dual.
Next up for the Waves is the first round of the NCAA Championships, on May 9-11, at a location to be determined.
WCC MEN’S TENNIS FINAL
April 20, 2008
PEPPERDINE vs. SAINT MARY’S 4-0
Doubles Results
- Begemann/Altmann def. Kusinierz/Tirelli, 8-2
- Beidas/de Villiers vs. Dvorak/Kristner, 7-4 DNF
- Lemke/ Kamel def. Zannoni/El Bouzkouri, 8-1
Singles Results
- Andre Begemann def. Joel Kusnierz, 6-3, 6-3
- Bassam Beidas def. Lucas Tirelli, 6-2, 6-0
- Omar Altmann def. Marek Dvorak, 6-2, 6-1
- Mahmoud Kamel vs. Achim Christner, 6-1, 4-3 DNF
- Rickus de Villiers vs. Andrea Zannoni, 7-6, 3-3 DNF
- Brian Brogan vs. Youseff El Bouzkouri, 6-2, 5-0, DNF
Match Notes: Doubles finish (1,3,2) Singles finish (2,3,1)
