TUCSON, Ariz. – The 22^nd-ranked Pepperdine men's tennis team will return to Malibu after a tour of Arizona, most recently dropping 5-2 to the Wildcats on Sunday afternoon.
 
Contrary to the final score, the Waves battled big in singles play, seeing two Waves win with two more go into three sets and three guys winning tie breaks in their respective matches.
 
RESULTS
#24 Arizona 5, #22 Pepperdine 2
DOUBLES
1. Middleton/Ziverts (ARIZ) def. Oetzbach/Den Ouden (PEPP) – 6-3
2. Hassey/Reguant (ARIZ) vs Summaria/Shelton (PEPP) – 5-3
3. Malbasic/Strom (ARIZ) def. Fellin/Jankowiak (PEPP) – 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 1
 
SINGLES
1. Oeztbach (PEPP) def. #50 Ziverts (ARIZ) – 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
2. Den Ouden (PEPP) def. Reguant (ARIZ) – 7-6(5), 7-5
3. #105 Strom (ARIZ) def. #90 Summaria (PEPP) – 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-2
4. #54 Malbasic (ARIZ) def. Shelton (PEPP) – 6-0, 7-5
5. Hassey (ARIZ) def. Fellin (PEPP) – 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-3
6. Lagaev (ARIZ) def. Jankowiak (PEPP) – 6-3, 6-3
Order of finish: 4, 6, 1, 2, 5, 3
 
RECAP
The Waves took to doubles to begin the afternoon, but dropped on courts one and three to succumb to the Wildcats.
 
The lost point didn't set the tone for the rest of the day, however, as Pepperdine three first-set wins on courts two, three and five. Adrian Oetzbach snatched what was arguably the biggest win of the day, dropping the first set at 6-0 and then going 6-4, 6-4 to earn the first point of the day for the Waves over 50^th-ranked Ziverts.
 
Freshman Guy Den Ouden followed suit, pushing through a long 7-6 first set that needed a 7-5 tie break to see a winner. He was done messing around, though, as he sent Arizona's Reguant to bed with a 7-5 second set and Pepperdine's second team point.
 
Sophomore Pietro Fellin saw a big 7-6(3) win in his first set but eventually faltered in the last two. Corrado Summaria did the same, delivering a 6-2 blow in his opening set but dropped the final two to put the final score at 5-2 in favor of the Wildcats.
 
UP NEXT
The Waves return home for a rare bye week to gear up for a slew of home matches in the coming days. Cal Poly will travel to Malibu on Friday, February 19 for the first of which, followed by UCLA on Sunday, February 21 and Wednesday match against TCU on the 24^th.