SEATTLE, Wash. – The Pepperdine men's tennis team defeated Washington 5-2 on Saturday afternoon to remain unbeaten at a spotless 5-0. Sophomore
Enrique Luque Rico delivered the clinching point as the rest of the matches went on to play to completion.
RESULTS
Pepperdine 5, Washington 2
DOUBLES
1. Alexis Alvarez/Jack Davis (WASH) def.
Enrique Luque Rico/Tim Zeitvogel (PEPP) 6-2
2.
Adrian Oetzbach/Daniel De Jonge (PEPP) def. Thibault Cancel/Ewen Lumsden (WASH) 6-2
3.
Corrado Summaria/Pietro Fellin (PEPP) def. Kailuhia Lam/Jack Pulliam (WASH) 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
SINGLES
1. #45 Jack Davis (WASH) def
. Daniel De Jonge (PEPP) 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 1-0 (10-7)
2. Ewen Lumsden (WASH) def.
#47 Corrado Summaria (PEPP) 6-3, 6-4
3.
Adrian Oetzbach (PEPP) def. Jack Pulliam (WASH) 6-2, 6-2
4.
Tim Zeitvogel (PEPP) def. Brandon Wong (WASH) 6-3, 6-4
5.
Enrique Luque Rico (PEPP) def. Liam Puttergill (WASH) 6-2, 6-2
6.
Robert Shelton (PEPP) def. Adam Torocsik (WASH) 6-0, 7-5
Order of finish: 4, 6, 5, 2, 3, 1
RECAP
Starting in doubles, the Waves split on courts one and two as
Adrian Oetzbach and
Daniel De Jonge defeated Cancel and Lumsden 6-2 to put the pressure on court three.
Corrado Summaria and
Pietro Fellin felt none of it, however, as they beat their Huskies opponents 6-4 to take the doubles point.
In singles,
Tim Zeitvogel remained unblemished in dual singles play as he struck first for the Waves going 6-3, 6-4 over UW's Brandon Wong. Freshman
Robert Shelton struck next with a 6-0, 7-5 win over Washington's court six Adam Torocsik to put Pepperdine up 3-0 on the day.
On court five, Luque Rico delivered the clinching blow, going 6-2, 6-2 over Liam Puttergill to earn the win for the Waves. Elsewhere, senior Oetzbach defeated his Washington foe 6-2, 6-2 in completion, while newly appointed De Jonge fought to the end but dropped against #45 Jack Davis 7-6 (4), 2-6, 10-7 to finish the overall match 5-2.
UP NEXT
The Waves will take their unbeaten squad to San Luis Obispo to entice Cal Poly on Friday, February 14 for a Valentine's Day face-off set to begin at noon.
