Men's Tennis Runs Out of Gas Against #5 TCU

Sunday, February 28

Malibu, Calif.

12:00 p.m. PT

Pepperdine University

TCU

Photo by: Kyle Cajero

2/28/2021 4:20:00 PM | Men's Tennis

By: by Athletic Communications

MALIBU, Calif. – After pushing every match but one to three sets, the Pepperdine men's tennis team ran out of gas in a 4-2 final against fifth-ranked TCU on Sunday afternoon.

RESULTS
#5 TCU 4, Pepperdine 2
Singles
1. Oetzbach, Adrian (PEPP) vs. #21 Gray, Alastair (TCU) 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 6-6 (0-1), unfinished
2. #47 Fomba, Luc (TCU) def. Den Ouden, Guy (PEPP) 7-6 (7-4), 6-7 (5-7), 7-5
3. #113 Jong, Sander (TCU) def. DeJonge, Daniel (PEPP) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
4. Jirousek, Tomas (TCU) def. Shelton, Robert (PEPP) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
5. Summaria, Corrado (PEPP) def. Martin, Juan (TCU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
6. Fellin, Pietro (PEPP) def. Paroulek (TCU) 6-1, 6-4
Order of finish: 6,3,5,4,2

Doubles
1. Oetzbach, Adrian/Den Ouden, Guy (PEPP) vs. Fomba, Luc/Gray, Alastair (TCU) 4-3, unfinished
2. Fearnley, Jake/Kruger, Bertus (TCU) def. Summaria, Corrado/Shelton, Robert (PEPP) 6-1
3. Paroulek/Jong, Sander (TCU) def. DeJonge, Daniel/Fellin, Pietro (PEPP) 6-1
Order of finish: 3,2

RECAP
The Waves began the three-and-a-half-hour match in doubles, falling on courts two and three to surrender the point to the Frogs.

In singles, Pietro Fellin delivered the first blow on court six, as he was the only court that did not need an extra set. His final score stood at 6-1, 6-4 to put the Waves even with the Frogs.

The overall score remained stagnant for a while, however, as court three became the next finisher in favor of TCU. The Waves rolled their momentum in the final three matches, as Corrado Summaria defeated Juan Martin 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to even the score back out to two-all.

Adrian Oetzbach and Guy Den Ouden pushed both of their matches to three sets, as Den Ouden needed two tie-breaking sets. The extras proved to be exhausting, as the freshman eventually fell in the third 5-7 to #47 Luc Fomba.

Oetzbach went 7-6(4), 4-6 over #21 Alastair Gray and was in the middle of a tie break at 6-6(0-1) before the clinch point on court two.

UP NEXT
The Waves head down the freeway to #9 USC on Friday for a 3 p.m. first serve.