SANTA BARBARA, California – Enrique Luque Rico of the Pepperdine men's tennis team made a spirited run at the UCSB Classic before falling in the championship of the Flight A singles bracket on Sunday.
 
Luque Rico (Cordoba, Spain) defeated opponents from San Francisco, Cal Poly and UCSB before falling to WCC foe James Watt from Saint Mary's. Corrado Summaria (Cosenza, Italy) won two matches, including one over UCLA's Eric Hahn, before falling in three sets in the semifinal to Watt.
 
RESULTS
 
SINGLES
 
Round of 16
Corrado Summaria def. Fonseca (Cal Poly) 6-4, 6-2
Enrique Luque Rico def. Ricklis (San Francisco) 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-4
 
Quarterfinals
Corrado Summaria def. Hahn (UCLA) 1-6, 6-4, 7-6
Enrique Luque Rico def. Leather (Cal Poly) 6-2, 6-0
 
Semifinals
Watt (Saint Mary's) def. Corrado Summaria 7-6, 4-6, 6-3
Enrique Luque Rico def. Masjuan (UCSB) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
 
Final
Watt (Saint Mary's) def. Enrique Luque Rico 3-6, 7-6, 6-4
 
 
Pepperdine will be back in action Thursday through Sunday, October 21-24, as the Waves host the ITA Southwest Regional Championships at Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center. More information on times and draws will be available in the coming weeks.