TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Freshmen Sebastian Fanselow and Finn Tearney won in singles, but the #16 Pepperdine men's tennis team lost at #28 Alabama, 4-2, on Friday afternoon.

Senior Bassam Beidas (Cairo, Egypt) and sophomore Alex Llompart (Carolina, Puerto Rico) won their match at #1 doubles for the Waves. The Crimson Tide captured the doubles point with wins at #2 and #3, however.

Fanselow (Essen, Germany) won in straight sets at #3 singles, as did Tearney (Wellington, New Zealand) at #5 singles to tie the match at 2-2. But Alabama clinched the match with three-set victories at the #2 and #6 positions, and the final singles contest was left unfinished.

Pepperdine Coach Adam Steinberg was the head coach at Alabama from 1998-2002.

The Waves (4-4) continue their cross-country trip at #19 Florida State on Saturday (Feb. 27).

#28 Alabama 4, #16 Pepperdine 2

Doubles

• 1) Bassam Beidas/Alex Llompart (PEP) def. Michael Davis/Saketh Myneni (UA), 8-6
• 2) Ricky Doverspike/Michael Thompson (UA) def. Hugh Clarke/Finn Tearney (PEP), 8-4
• 3) Trey Walston/Houssam Yassine (UA) def. Sebastian Fanselow/Jenson Turner (PEP), 8-6

Order of finish: 2, 1, 3

Singles

• 1) #61 Saketh Myneni (UA) def. #44 Bassam Beidas (PEP), 6-2, 6-2
• 2) Ricky Doverspike (UA) def. Alex Llompart (PEP), 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
• 3) Sebastian Fanselow (PEP) def. Michael Thompson (UA), 6-0, 6-3
• 4) Mousheg Hovhannisyan (PEP) led Houssam Yassine (UA), 2-6, 7-6, 4-3, unfinished
• 5) #115 Finn Tearney (PEP) def. Ian Chadwell (UA), 6-3, 7-6
• 6) Michael Davis (UA) def. Daniel Moss (PEP), 6-1, 6-7, 6-2

Order of finish: 1, 3, 5, 2, 6

Records: Pepperdine 4-4, Alabama 4-5