MALIBU, Calif. – The Pepperdine men's tennis team has two matches upcoming, as they travel to take on UC Santa Barbara on Friday, and host Navy on Monday.
MATCH 7: Friday, March 8 at the UCSB Tennis Courts in Santa Barbara, Calif.: Pepperdine (2-4) vs. UCSB () at 1:30 p.m.
MATCH 8: Monday, March 11 at Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center in Malibu, Calif.: Pepperdine vs. Navy (13-5) at 5:30 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT: The Waves had a great weekend at the Pacific Coast Doubles Championship, with the pairing of
Matias Sborowitz and
Enrique Luque Rico making it to the Semifinals before falling to the eventual champions.
NEXT UP: After the matches with UC Santa Barbara and Navy, the Waves head to the South for a match with TCU on Friday, March 15 and Tulane on Sunday, March 17.
ROSTER: The Waves are bringing back four members of last year's squad in
Nicholas Baez, Garapedian, Sborowitz and
Felipe Galvao. Schaechterle brought in two transfers, Jankowiak and
Adrian Oetzbach (Velbert, Germany) from UC Riverside and Oklahoma respectively, and one freshman in Rico.
PEPPERDINE TENNIS: The Pepperdine men's tennis program has been a dominating entity in the West Coast Conference, and reached the pinnacle of its sport by capturing the 2006 NCAA championship. The Waves rolled to 20 consecutive WCC Tournament titles between 1991 and 2010 and 43 overall since 1958, while none of their competitors have won more than seven league crowns. All-time, the program has won more than 72 percent of its matches, posting a 1,163-431 record since statistics were first kept in 1958. After reaching the NCAA finals matches in 1982 and 1986, the third time was the charm for the Waves in 2006. Under head coach Adam Steinberg, the Waves reached the NCAA final and broke through for its first national championship in men's tennis with a 4-2 victory over top-ranked and previously unbeaten Georgia in Palo Alto, Calif. The program boasts 83 All-American Selections and 16 West Coast Conference Players of the Year.
ABOUT PEPPERDINE: Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won NCAA Division I Championships in five different men's sports — one of just 18 schools to have accomplished this feat — and nine overall. Of this elite group, Pepperdine has the smallest undergraduate enrollment, is the only school without football and is the only university that has not been affiliated with a "major" conference. The Waves have won a total of 25 team or individual national championships in their history. Pepperdine has also earned the Division I-AAA All-Sports Trophy, an award based on postseason success that's given to the top non-football school, three times (most recently in 2011-12). Located in scenic Malibu, Calif., the university overlooks the Pacific Ocean and its campus and athletic facilities are regularly voted among the nation's most beautiful. Pepperdine, which is affiliated with the Church of Christ, ranks No. 46 overall on U.S. News and World Report's list of America's best colleges.
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