KNOXVILLE, Tennessee – The Pepperdine men's tennis team completed the Knoxville Showdown on Sunday. The Waves competed against individuals from Columbia for the majority of the day in both singles and doubles.
 
RESULTS
 
SINGLES
#117 Daniel De Jonge (Pepperdine) def. #110 Alex Kotzen (Columbia) 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
Hugo Hashimoto (Columbia) def. Andrew Rogers (Pepperdine) 6-3, 7-5
#125 Tim Zeitvogel (Pepperdine) def. Henry Ruger (Columbia) 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 6-3
Pietro Fellin (Pepperdine) def. Austen Huang (Columbia) 6-0, 7-5
Eric Hadigian (Pepperdine) def. Theo Winegar (Columbia) 6-4, 6-1
Linus Carlsson Halldin (Pepperdine) def. Jayden Templeman (Columbia) 6-3, 6-2
Enrique Luque Rico (Pepperdine) def. Shunsuke Mitsui (Tennessee) 6-3, 1-6, 6-4
Angel Diaz (Tennessee) def. Corrado Summaria (Pepperdine) 6-1, 6-3
 
DOUBLES
Andrew Rogers/Tim Zeitvogel (Pepperdine) def. Alex Kotzen/Hugo Hashimoto (Columbia) 6-0
Theo Winegar/Jayden Templeman (Columbia) def. Eric Hadigian/Daniel De Jonge (Pepperdine) 6-1
Linus Carlsson Halldin/Pietro Fellin (Pepperdine) def. Henry Ruger/Ben Gollin (Columbia) 6-3
 
RECAP
 
The day started, as usual this weekend, with the doubles' matchups. The duo of Linus Carlsson Halldin and Pietro Fellin took care of Ruger/Gollin 6-3 to claim the first doubles win of the day for the Waves. Next, Andrew Rogers and #125 Tim Zeitvogel defeated Kotzen/Hashimoto 6-0 for the second doubles win over Columbia.
 
In singles events, Fellin was the first to take home a victory as well after a 6-0, 7-5 straight-set win over Columbia's Haung. Eric Hadigian followed that up with another straight-set win, this time a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Winegar. The third Waves win came to Carlsson Halldin after he defeated Templeman, 6-3, 6-2. Enrique Luque Rico earned a hard-fought three-set win over Tennessee's Shunsuke Mitsui, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4. #117 Daniel De Jonge was another three-set winner for the Waves, taking down Columbia's Kotzen 5-7, 6-1, 6-3. #125 Tim Zeitvogel earned the final singles win today for Pepperdine by virtue of a 6-7, 6-2, 6-3 win over Ruger.
 
The Waves will be back in action next weekend, as two individuals will head to Wisconsin for the Milwaukee Tennis Classic, while two others travel to San Francisco for the Battle in the Bay. Both events run Friday through Sunday, September 17-19.