Waves Duo Crashes into Elite Eight, Earns All-American Status

Tuesday, May 25

Orlando, Fla.

3 p.m. PT

Pepperdine University

NCAA Doubles Tournament

Photo by: Jeff Golden

Waves Duo Crashes into Elite Eight, Earns All-American Status

5/25/2021 7:12:00 PM | Men's Tennis

By: by Athletic Communications

LAKE NONA, Florida – Guy Den Ouden and Adrian Oetzbach of the Pepperdine men's tennis team advanced into the NCAA Doubles Tournament quarterfinals on Tuesday afternoon at the USTA National Campus after outlasting Bryde/Zink from Georgia by a score of 6-4, 5-7, 10-4.

The tandem is the 15^th overall Pepperdine team to play in the tournament quarterfinals, and the first since 2014 when Francis Alcantara and Alex Sarkissian achieved the feat.

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— Pepperdine Men's Tennis (@PeppTennis) May 26, 2021

Den Ouden and Oetzbach are also the first to be named ITA Doubles All-Americans since that season, joining elite company and adding to the 40+ list of Pepperdine greats. It is the freshman and senior's first such award, as Oetzbach will leave Malibu as an All-American. Den Ouden is the first freshman to garner the accolade since 2006 when Andre Begemann earned the award with partner Scott Doerner- the same year the Waves won the team title.

UP NEXT
The Waves will take on Troost/Lobak of Minnesota who defeated the bracket's top-seed Tuesday afternoon 6-4, 3-6, 10-4. First serve is set for 3 p.m. PT/6 p.m. ET on Wednesday.

In 2019-20, Pepperdine hiked to Minneapolis, defeating the Gophers 5-2 while court one doubles team Oetzbach and Daniel De Jonge beat Troost/Lobak 6-4.