SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The #22 Pepperdine men's tennis team began the defense of its West Coast Conference crown with an easy 4-0 win over Gonzaga on Friday.

The top-seeded Waves (14-10) now advance to Saturday's semifinals, where they will face either San Francisco or Loyola Marymount at 11:30 a.m. at USD's Barnes Tennis Center.

Sophomore Alex Llompart (Carolina, Puerto Rico) was the only double-winner for the Waves, as several matches were abandoned once the match was decided. Llompart and senior Bassam Beidas (Cairo, Egypt), the nation's #24-ranked doubles team, won their match 8-0 at the #1 position. Llompart then posted a 6-2, 6-1 victory at #3 singles that was the match-clincher.

Pepperdine is going for its record 41st WCC championship and its 20th consecutive title. The Waves have now won eight of their last nine matches.

#22 Pepperdine 4, Gonzaga 0

Doubles

• 1) #24 Bassam Beidas/Alex Llompart (PEP) def. Roman Dojcak/Scott Sullivan (GON), 8-0
• 2) Hugh Clarke/Finn Tearney (PEP) def. Tyler Campbell/Jake Davis (GON), 8-2
• 3) Sebastian Fanselow/Alejandro Moreno (PEP) vs. Kevin Eischen/Zach Peach (GON), unfinished

Order of finish: 1, 2

Singles

• 1) #30 Bassam Beidas (PEP) vs. Roman Dojcak (GON), unfinished
• 2) #65 Sebastian Fanselow (PEP) vs. Levin Guillermo (GON), unfinished
• 3) Alex Llompart (PEP) def. Jake Davis (GON), 6-2, 6-1
• 4) Mousheg Hovhannisyan (PEP) def. Scott Sullivan (GON), 6-2, 6-0
• 5) Jenson Turner (PEP) vs. Kevin Eischen (GON), unfinished
• 6) Alejandro Moreno (PEP) def. Zach Peach (GON), 6-2, 6-0

Order of finish: 4, 6, 3

Records: #22 Pepperdine 14-10, Gonzaga 7-13