LA JOLLA, Calif. – Matias Sborowitz and Enrique Luque Rico of the Pepperdine men's tennis team had a solid first day at the Pacific Coast Doubles Championship, held in La Jolla, Calif. The duo made it all the way through to the Quarterfinals yesterday, winning four matches over the course of the day.
 
RESULTS
Main Draw
128: Enrique Luque Rico/Matias Sborowitz (PEPP) def. Bryce Bonin/Thibault De Nigri (Ball State) – 8-3
128: Cliff Comfort/Campbell Johnson def. Pawel Jankowiak/Felipe Galvao (PEPP) – 8-6
128: Riku Hashiyada/Peter Stratton (UCSD) def. Scotland Garapedian (PEPP)/Sasha Kovacevic – 8-3
64: Enrique Luque Rico/Matias Sborowitz (PEPP) def. Brett Bacharach/Michael Meyer – 8-2
64: Jake Devine/Jake Sands (USC) def. Adrian Oetzbach/Tim Zeitvogel (PEPP) – 8-5
32: Enrique Luque Rico/Matias Sborowitz (PEPP) def. David Goulak/Ivan Thamma (UC Davis) – 9-8
16: Enrique Luque Rico/Matias Sborowitz (PEPP) def. Jan Kirchoff/Ignacio Martinez (SDSU) – 8-3
 
Consolation Draw
Round 2: Henry Ji/Logan Smith (USC) def. Scotland Garapedian/Sasha Kovacevic – 8-3
Round 3: Matthew Lanahan/Henry Wong def. Pawel Jankowiak/Felipe Galvao (PEPP) – 8-5
 
MATCH RECAP
Sborowitz and Rico led the way for the Waves, winning their first match against a pair from Ball State in convincing 8-3 fashion. Another solid match against Brett Bacharach and Michael Meyer was won 8-2. They followed that match with a tough test in David Goulak and Ican Thamma from UC Davis. The two teams went back and forth, eventually needing an extra game to determine the winner, which Rico and Sborowitz won to move on to the round of 16. In the round of 16, the pair defeated Jan Kirchoff and Ignacio Martinez from San Diego State, 8-3.
 
QUOTABLE
"We are so appreciative of La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club for hosting a 5-star event," said head coach Adam Schaechterle. "This tournament is a special experience for our guys and we are grateful to be invited.
 
"Mati and Enrique started the season as a couple of very strong singles players without much of an idea in doubles. I'm so proud of their attitude - they've embraced our doubles structures even when it was uncomfortable for them. They have improved every match and are becoming one of the better doubles teams in the nation."
 
NEXT UP
The Waves continue in the tournament today, with Rico and Sborowitz taking on Mor Bullis and Bradley Frye in the quarterfinals at 1:30 PM.