March 2, 2017 Final Stats
RESULTS
SAN DIEGO, Calif.: The Pepperdine men's tennis team started the weekend down South with a dominating 6-1 victory over San Diego State at the Aztec Tennis Center this Thursday afternoon.
The Waves (4-5, 1-0 WCC) earned the doubles point with wins on courts one and two and continued winning ways with five-of-six singles wins over the Aztecs (4-5).
In doubles action, Pepperdine's No. 1 duo, senior Stefan Menichella (Santa Barbara, Calif./University HS) and sophomore Jack Van Slyke (Toronto, Ontario, Canada/Laurel Springs HS (Calif.)) defeated Marko Goles-Babic and Sander Gjoels-Andersen, 6-1.
Then on court two, senior Guilherme Hadlich (Balneário Camboriú, Brazil/Colégio Energia) and sophomore Gabriel Sidney (Curitiba, Parana, Brazil/Anglo Americano) clinched the doubles point with a 6-1 victory over Santiago Cevallos and Milen Ianakiev to secure the point and send the Waves into singles with the advantage.
Pepperdine absolutely dominated singles action, with wins on five-of-six courts to close out the match. Hadlich finished first with a crushing 6-1, 6-0 take down of Ianakiev. Then his doubles partner Sidney bested Rafael Almazan 6-1, 6-3 on court six to put the Waves up 3-0. The Aztecs picked up their first and only win of the afternoon with a three-set victory on court two to make their way onto the scoreboard.
Junior Lautaro Pane (Puerto Madryn, Argentina/SEADEA) clinched the overall win with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win over Gjoels-Anderson on court two. The Waves finished with two more victories on courts five and four, first by Van Slyke 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 over Joel Popov on five; and then by Menichella with a 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-5 mark over Cevallos.
Pepperdine also began the Pacific Coast Doubles Championships in La Jolla, Calif. The tournament will run through Sunday and any updates will be posted daily at this location: http://gowav.es/2lkh9YB.
The Waves continue the trip down south with the rest of the Pacific Coast Doubles Championships which will run through Sunday. Follow @PeppTennis on Facebook and Twitter for immediate updates and go to PepperdineWaves.com for full recaps, results and more.
