Waves Rope #14 Cowboys 5-2

Sunday, February 21

Malibu, Calif.

2:00 p.m. PT

Pepperdine University

Oklahoma State

Photo by: Kyle Cajero

2/21/2021 5:28:00 PM | Men's Tennis

By: by Athletic Communications

MALIBU, Calif. – The Pepperdine men's tennis team took a commanding 5-2 win over 14^th-ranked Oklahoma State on Sunday.

It is the first win for the Waves over a ranked opponent this season and their second straight win after defeating Cal Poly 4-3 on Friday.

RESULTS
Pepperdine 5, #14 Oklahoma State 2
SINGLES
1. Oetzbach, Adrian (PEPP) def. #49 Vocel, Matej (OKST) 7-5, 6-4
2. Den Ouden, Guy (PEPP) def. #61 Kellovsky, Dominik (OKST) 6-2, 7-6 (7-0)
3. #86 Korsgaard, Henrik (OKST) def. DeJonge, Daniel (PEPP) 6-3, 7-6 (12-10)
4. Scaglia, Mathieu (OKST) def. Summaria, Corrado (PEPP) 6-3, 6-4
5. Shelton, Robert (PEPP) def. Donnet, Etienne (OKST) 6-1, 6-2
6. Fellin, Pietro (PEPP) def. Bobichon, Matisse (OKST) 6-2, 6-4
Order of finish: 5,2,6,4,1,3

DOUBLES
1. Oetzbach, Adrian/Den Ouden, Guy (PEPP) def. #3 Hudd, Emile/Vocel, Matej (OKST) 6-3
2. Shelton, Robert/Summaria, Corrado (PEPP) def. Korsgaard, Henrik/Scaglia, Mathieu (OKST) 6-4
3. Fellin, Pietro/DeJonge, Daniel (PEPP) vs. Kellovsky, Dominik/Tybar (OKST) 5-4, unfinished
Match Notes:
Order of finish: 1,2

RECAP
The Waves were not intimidated by the #14 Cowboys as they started off hot in doubles. Pepperdine won its second doubles point of the season after Adrian Oetzbach and Guy Den Ouden upset the #3 tandem in the country in Oklahoma State's Emile Hudd and Matej Vocel, going 6-3.

On court two, Robert Shelton and Corrado Summaria earned the doubles point for the Waves by finishing off OSU's Henrik Korsgaard and Matthieu Scaglia 6-4. The Cowboy pair tried to go on a run late in the match but were overpowered by the Waves.

In singles, sophomore Shelton struck first in a match that was never close as the Wave defeated Etienne Donnet 6-1, 6-2 on court five. Freshman phenom Den Ouden upset his victim in a 6-2 first set, while #61 Kellovsky pushed back in the second. Den Ouden blew through the tie-break, however, going 7-0 to put Kellovsky to rest.

Pietro Fellin earned his first clinch point of the season on court six, going 6-2 in the first but giving up three-straight games to Oklahoma State's Bobichon before winning an emotional 6-4 second set, putting the overall score at 4-0 in favor of the Waves.

After a stumble on court four, senior leader Oetzbach delivered an upset win over #49 Matej Vocel on court one, needing only an extra game in the first set 7-5 and then rolling 6-4 in the second for the Waves last win of the afternoon.

On court three, Daniel De Jonge saw tough competition in #86 Henrik Korsgaard where De Jonge fell in the first set but pushed the second to a six-all tie before eventually losing 12-10 in the unabridged tie break.

UP NEXT
The Waves will roll into Las Vegas next weekend for a midday Friday match against UNLV. On the following Sunday, Pepperdine will invite fifth-ranked Texas Christian to Malibu for a noon showdown at Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center.