MALIBU, California – On a beautiful Saturday in Malibu where former coach Allen Fox, along with a host of alumni, were honored, the #25 Pepperdine men's tennis program earned a signature win for the second day in a row, taking down #5 USC, 4-2, at Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center.
USC (8-3) struck first in doubles, as the 10
th ranked pair of Stefan Dostanic and Bradley Frye took court one, 6-1. After
Corrado Summaria (Cosenza, Italy) and
Tim Zeitvogel (Baden-Baden, Germany) won 6-3 on court three for Pepperdine (5-4), the doubles point came down to court two. The Trojans won 6-4 to take a 1-0 lead heading into singles play.
Pepperdine flipped the script in singles, winning five first sets. Summaria earned a ranked win over #40 Lodewijk Weststrate in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4 to tie the match up at one.
Eric Hadigian (Sacramento, Calif.) gave Pepperdine the lead with a 6-4, 6-4 win on court six over Ryan Colby.
The Trojans earned a point back with a three-set win on court three, but #24
Andrew Rogers (Brentwood, Tenn.) took court four, defeating #122 Bradley Frye 6-4, 7-6 (3). With two courts remaining and one win needed for Pepperdine to clinch the match, #111 Zeitvogel won a straight-set decision over Wojtek Marek 6-2, 7-6 (3) to give the Waves a top-five win and their fourth triumph over a Pac-12 foe this season.
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Head coach
Adam Schaechterle said: "Today was about coach Allen Fox and his incredible players who built Pepperdine into a national powerhouse. We can expect to win matches like these because of the foundation they built. Thank you to Coach Fox and to all of the alums who came out to make this such a special weekend."
RESULTS
DOUBLES
#10 Dostanic/Frye def.
Fellin/Rogers 6-1
Jackson/Marek def.
De Jonge/Hadigian 6-4
Summaria/Zeitvogel def. Barretto/Makk 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
SINGLES
#13
De Jonge vs. #4 Dostanic 2-6, 6-0, 6-6 unfinished
#111
Zeitvogel def. Marek 6-2, 7-6 (3)
#26 Makk def. #49
Fellin 0-6, 6-2, 6-1
#24
Rogers def. #122 Frye 6-4, 7-6 (3)
Summaria def. #40 Weststrate 6-1, 6-4
Hadigian def. Colby 6-4, 6-4
Order of finish: 5, 6, 3, 4, 2*
NEXT UP: Pepperdine will head to La Jolla, Calif. next weekend for a dual match with Nebraska on Thursday and the Pacific Coast Doubles Championship, which runs through Sunday. Draws and times are to be determined. Visit PepperdineWaves.com for the most up-to-date information.
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