Complete Results

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - After falling behind 0-3 against Miami, the Pepperdine men's tennis team mounted an improbable comeback and posted four-straight wins in singles to take the dual, 4-3. Freshman Pedro Iamachkine rallied from a first-set loss to win in three and clinch the victory for the Waves.

The Hurricanes got off to a hot start, taking the doubles point with wins from the No. 1 and No. 2 positions. Tom Hill (Birmingham, England/K12 International Academy) and Stefan Menichella (Santa Barbara, Calif./University HS) won at No. 3 to avoid the sweep.

Miami extended its lead, posting two straight-set wins in singles, while holding a one-set advantage in two of the remaining four matches.

Guilherme Hadlich (Balneário Camboriú, Brazil/Colégio Energia) got a point on the board for Pepperdine, dispatching Christian Langmo, 6-3, 6-3. Hadlich is now a perfect 4-0 in dual play this season.

At No. 3, senior Rakshay Thakkar (Pune, India/St. Vincent's High School) also won in straight sets, delivering a 7-5, 6-1 triumph over Henrique Tsukamoto.

With the Waves still down 2-3, Luca Marquard (Bensheim, Germany/Goeth Gymnasium Bensheim) stumbled in his first set, 2-6, but bounced back with a vengeance. He took the next two frames from Andrew Harrington, 6-1, 6-1.

The deciding match came down to freshman Iamachkine (Lima, Peru/Nebraska HS) and sophomore Bernard Tefel. Tefel edged Iamachkine, 10-8, in the first-set tiebreaker, before the Wave stayed alive with a 6-4 win in the second.

Iamachkine broke serve early in the final stanza, jumping out to a 4-2 advantage. With momentum on his side, the freshman continued to roll and won 6-2 to tally the dual-clinching point for Pepperdine.

The Waves host three matches next week, staring with a 2 p.m. contest vs. San Diego State on Wednesday, February 18. Pepperdine then welcomes in UC Irvine and Loyola Marymount for a doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 21. First serve between the Anteaters and Waves is set for 10 a.m. Pepperdine and LMU tangle at 3 p.m.

Pepperdine vs Miami
Feb 14, 2015 at Coral Gables, Fla.
(Neil Schiff Tennis Center)

#48 Pepperdine 4, #71 Miami 3
Singles
1. #62 Piotr Lomacki (UM) def. Stefan Menichella (PEP) 6-2, 6-3
2. Guilherme Hadlich (PEP) def. Christian Langmo (UM) 6-3, 6-3
3. Rakshay Thakkar (PEP) def. Henrique Tsukamoto (UM) 7-5, 6-1
4. Wilfredo Gonzalez (UM) def. Tom Hill (PEP) 6-0, 6-1
5. Pedro Iamachkine (PEP) def. Bernard Tefel (UM) 6-7 (8-10), 6-4, 6-2
6. Luca Marquard (PEP) def. Andrew Harrington (UM) 2-6, 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
1. Henrique Tsukamoto/Piotr Lomacki (UM) def. Rakshay Thakkar/Pedro Iamachkine (PEP) 8-3
2. Wilfredo Gonzalez/Kevin Bondar (UM) def. Guilherme Hadlich/Lautaro Pane (PEP) 8-5
3. Tom Hill/Stefan Menichella (PEP) def. Nile Clark/Alexander Fahnehjelm (UM) 8-4

Match Notes:
Pepperdine 2-3; National ranking #48
Miami 3-5; National ranking #71
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,4,2,3,6,5)