March 24, 2015 Complete Results
MALIBU, Calif. - The #49-ranked Pepperdine men's tennis team rolled to a 5-2 victory over #56 Washington to close non-conference action today in Malibu. The win moves the Waves to 10-7 on the season.
Pepperdine got on the board first, winning two of the three doubles matches to claim the point.
Tom Hill (Birmingham, England/K12 International Academy) and Pedro Iamachkine (Lima, Peru/Nebraska HS) topped Joao Barra and Viktor Farkas, 6-4 from the No. 2 spot in the lineup.
Luca Marquard (Bensheim, Germany/Goeth Gymnasium Bensheim) and Lautaro Pane (Puerto Madryn, Argentina/SEADEA) improved to 4-0 as a pair after posting a 7-5 decision over Gal Hakak and Mitch Stewart.
In singles, Marquard walked off the court victorious after downing Farkas 6-3, 6-3 to tally the Waves' second point of the afternoon.
Washington tied the match at 2-all with wins at No. 2 and No. 3, but Iamachkine gave Pepperdine the lead once and for all with his three-set triumph at No. 4. The freshman boasts a team-best 10-5 singles record in dual matches.
Pane put the Waves out of reach, 4-2, after defeating Barra 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 at No. 6.
Guilherme Hadlich (Balneário Camboriú, Brazil/Colégio Energia) dispatched #89-ranked Stewart in three sets to move to 3-0 from the top spot in the lineup.
The Waves resume West Coast Conference play on Saturday, March 28, with a 1 p.m. match vs. BYU.
Washington vs Pepperdine
Mar 24, 2015 at Malibu, Calif.
(Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center)
Singles
1. Guilherme Hadlich (PEP) def. #89 Mitch Stewart (UW) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
2. Jake Douglas (UW) def. Stefan Menichella (PEP) 6-3, 6-2
3. Gal Hakak (UW) def. Rakshay Thakkar (PEP) 6-0, 3-6, 6-4
4. Pedro Iamachkine (PEP) def. Emmett Egger (UW) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
5. Luca Marquard (PEP) def. Viktor Farkas (UW) 6-3, 6-3
6. Lautaro Pane (PEP) def. Joao Barra (UW) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
Order of finish: 2, 5, 3, 4, 6, 1
Doubles
1. Emmett Egger/Jeff Hawke (UW) def. Guilherme Hadlich/Rakshay Thakkar (PEP) 6-3
2. Tom Hill/Pedro Iamachkine (PEP) def. Joao Barra/Viktor Farkas (UW) 6-4
3. Lautaro Pane/Luca Marquard (PEP) def. Gal Hakak/Mitch Stewart (UW) 7-5
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
Match Notes:
Washington 10-5; National ranking #56
Pepperdine 10-7; National ranking #49