MALIBU, Calif. – The 30^th-ranked Pepperdine men's tennis squad is headed back to the NCAA Tournament after earning their first automatic bid since 2013. The Waves bested BYU 4-2 in a battle of unbeatens on Friday afternoon on a Daniel De Jonge clinch point.
 
The Waves move to 14-6 on season and remain undefeated at 7-0 in WCC play.
 
RESULTS
#30 Pepperdine 4, BYU 2
Singles
1. Sean Hill (BYU) def. #113 Oetzbach, Adrian (PEPP) 6-3, 6-2
2. Den Ouden, Guy (PEPP) def. Jack Barnett (BYU) 6-4, 6-4
3. DeJonge, Daniel (PEPP) def. Ben Gajardo (BYU) 6-3, 7-5
4. Zeitvogel, Tim (PEPP) def. Sam Tullis (BYU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Summaria, Corrado (PEPP) vs. Mateo, Melendez (BYU) 7-6 (7-4), 4-2, unfinished
6. Fellin, Pietro (PEPP) def. Matheus Leite (BYU) 6-4, 6-3
Order of finish: 2,1,6,4,3
 
Doubles
1. Jack Barnett/Ben Gajardo (BYU) def. Oetzbach, Adrian/Den Ouden, Guy (PEPP) 6-1
2. Sean Hill/Sam Tullis (BYU) def. Zeitvogel, Tim/Summaria, Corrado (PEPP) 6-4
3. Fellin, Pietro/DeJonge, Daniel (PEPP) vs. Mateo, Melendez/Matheus Leite (BYU) 5-4, unfinished
Order of finish: 1,2
 
RECAP
In an electric match from start to finish, the Waves and Cougars began play in doubles. A late push on courts two and three weren't enough to earn the doubles point, however, as BYU took courts one and two to put them up 1-0 on the afternoon.
 
In singles, freshman Guy Den Ouden took charge against BYU's Jack Barnett on court two, fighting the Cougar off and extending his leads in both sets at 6-4, 6-4 to put Pepperdine on the board. After a stumble on court one, BYU led at 2-1 for a split second until Pietro Fellin dominated Matheus Leite on court six, going 6-4, 6-3 for a 2-all score.
 
Undefeated Tim Zeitvogel swooped in after Fellin's win, going 6-2, 6-4 over Sam Tullis for his seventh-straight win of the dual season.
 
Junior Daniel De Jonge completed the Waves win on court four, winning straight at 6-3 but needing an extra game to put Ben Gajardo to rest at 7-5.
 
UP NEXT
Pepperdine will host San Diego on Sunday, April 25 for the season finale at 2 p.m. Regardless of the match's outcome, the automatic bid will go to Pepperdine. Sunday will also be Senior Day for Waves Adrian Oetzbach and Pawel Jankowiak.
 
The Waves boast 44 total conference titles, as the second-most total is nine (San Diego). The NCAA selection show set to air on Monday, May 3 at 3:30 p.m. PT on NCAA.com.