Malibu, Calif. — The #30 Pepperdine men's tennis team snapped Loyola Marymount's 3-0 run in West Coast Conference play with a 5-0 win at Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center on April 11.
With the PCH Cup win, the Waves (11-5) moved to 4-0 in conference play. LMU (6-7), meanwhile, dropped to 3-1. Pepperdine has yet to yield a point in WCC play through four matches.
Tim Zeitvogel clinched the match for the Waves on court four with a 6-2, 6-2 win — moments before Adrian Oetzbach also won his match 6-2, 6-2 over on court one.
RESULTS
#30 Pepperdine 5, Loyola Marymount 0
Singles
1. #52 Oetzbach, Adrian (PEPP) def. Moreno, Daniel (LMU) — 6-2, 6-2
2. Guy Den Ouden (PEPP) def. Diego Nava (LMU) — 6-1, 6,1
3. De Jonge, Daniel (PEPP) vs. Austin Di Giulio (LMU) — 7-6, abandoned
4. Tim Zeitvogel (PEPP) def. Prost, Ethan (LMU) — 6-2, 6-2
5. Corrado Summaria (PEPP) def. Thien Nguyen (LMU) — 6-2, 6-3
6. Pietro Fellin (PEPP) vs. Max Kaiser (LMU) — 6-4, 3-1, abandoned
Order of finish: 2, 5, 4*, 1
Doubles
1. #62 Oetzbach/Den Ouden (PEPP) def. Moreno/Nava (LMU) – 6-3
2. Zeitvogel/Summaria def. Torlic/Prost (LMU) – 6-2
3. Fellin/De Jonge (PEPP) vs. Nguyen/Di Giulio (LMU) – 3-4, abandoned
Order of finish: 1, 2*
RECAP
Like all rivalry games, Pepperdine and LMU hung together for the first few moments, but then the Waves pulled ahead at the break on courts one and two. Adrian Oetzbach and Guy Den Ouden showed why they were the No. 62 doubles team in the nation by pulling ahead to win 6-3. From there, Zeitvogel and Corrado Summaria sealed the deal on court two with a 6-2 win.
As it was in doubles, everything came up Pepperdine in singles. On court two, Den Ouden cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win, which opened up the floodgates for the Waves. Summaria then won on court five with a 6-2, 6-3 victory. In short succession, Zeitvogel clinched on court four, then #52 Oetzbach won on court one — both with 6-2, 6-2 wins.
At the match's conclusion, Daniel De Jonge was on the heels of storming back down 3-4 to win 7-6 in the first set. Over on court six, Pietro Fellin was up 6-4, 3-1.
UP NEXT: The Waves will continue West Coast Conference play on the road at Portland this Friday, April 16. First serve is set for 11 a.m.
