MALIBU, Calif. – The Pepperdine men's tennis program had another successful day at the ITA Southwest Regional, sending a doubles pair and two singles participants to the quarterfinals at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center.
The Waves defeated two ranked opponents on the day, highlighted by
Pietro Fellin (Milan, Italy) taking down #119 Lodewijk Weststrate from USC in straight sets to advance to Sunday's quarterfinal.
Andrew Rogers (Brentwood, Tenn.) earned a spot in the quarters following a straight-set win over fellow Wave
Enrique Luque Rico (Cordoba, Spain).
Tim Zeitvogel (Baden-Baden, Germany) and
Corrado Summaria (Cosenza, Italy) had a thrilling win in the doubles round of 16 Friday morning, defeating fellow WCC foes Will Davies/Sacchitt Sharrma from San Diego.
RESULTS
SINGLES
Main Draw
Round of 32
Zahraj (UCLA) def.
Linus Carlsson Halldin 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
#117
Daniel De Jonge def. Maak (USC) 6-2, 6-2
Leustian (UCLA) def. #125
Tim Zeitvogel 5-7, 6-4, 7-5
Pietro Fellin def. Stater (San Diego) 6-3, 6-1
Andrew Rogers def. Labrunie (Hawai'i) 6-3, 6-4
Enrique Luque Rico def. #63 Coste (UC Irvine) 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
Round of 16
Hoogmartens (UCLA) def. #117
Daniel De Jonge 7-6, 7-5
Andrew Rogers def.
Enrique Luque Rico 6-2, 6-2
Pietro Fellin def. #119 Weststrate (USC) 6-4, 6-4
Consolation
Round of 32
Eric Hadigian def. Ermert (UCSD) 6-3, 6-0
Corrado Summaria def. Rudnicki (Grand Canyon) 6-1, 6-1
DOUBLES
Main Draw
Round of 16
Corrado Summaria/Tim Zeitvogel def. Davies/Sharrma (San Diego) 8-6
Frye/Makk (USC) def.
Eric Hadigian/Enrique Luque Rico 8-2
The Waves will be back in action on Sunday in both singles and doubles. The quarterfinals and semifinals of doubles take place at 9:00 a.m. and 9:45 a.m., with the singles quarterfinals and consolation rounds starting at approximately 11:00 a.m.
Click here to view the tournament central page, which includes a link to video and draws.