MALIBU, California – The #21 Pepperdine men's tennis program prepares for a home-and-home weekend with two Pac-12 opponents, as the Waves host Arizona State on Friday before visiting Oregon on Sunday.
MATCH 6: #21 Pepperdine (2-3) vs RV Arizona State (1-5) | Friday, February 11 | 2 p.m. | Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center | Malibu, Calif.
MATCH 7: #21 Pepperdine (2-3) vs Oregon (3-1, vs. Northwestern on Friday) | Sunday, February 13 | 11 a.m. | Student Tennis Center | Eugene, Ore.
SERIES HISTORY: Pepperdine holds a 16-9 advantage all-time against the Sun Devils, including a 9-2 record in Malibu. The Waves have only met Oregon three times, with Pepperdine holding a slim 2-1 series lead. The teams last met in 2018 in Eugene with Oregon earning a 4-0 win.
COVERAGE: All home matches will be live-streamed via Playsight and can be found on PepperdineWaves.com. Scores will be updated periodically on the web and on Twitter at @PeppTennis. Links to live video and stats for Sunday's road match are available at PepperdineWaves.com.
ATTENDANCE: Tickets are free, but fans must have a free e-ticket to gain access to campus. Visit www.pepperdinewaves.com/tickets for more information.
WAVES IN THE RANKINGS
The latest edition of the individual rankings provided by the ITA was announced on Wednesday, and four Waves made the cut in singles: #9 Daniel De Jonge (Vlissingen, Germany), #22 Pietro Fellin (Milan, Italy), #32 Andrew Rogers (Brentwood, Tenn.) and #91 Tim Zeitvogel (Baden-Baden, Germany).
SCOUTING THE WAVES
Pepperdine traveled to Oklahoma for two matches last weekend, defeating Oklahoma State 4-2 on Saturday afternoon before falling to Tulsa 4-3 on Sunday. Fellin had the clinch point on Saturday for the Waves. De Jonge leads Pepperdine in singles with a 4-1 record from the one position, while Eero Vasa (Turku, Finland) follows closely behind with a 3-1 singles record playing from the four and five spots. In doubles, Fellin and Rogers pace the Waves with a 4-1 record from the two and three positions.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Arizona State won its first match of the season against Grand Canyon but has since dropped five straight. Three of those losses have come to top-20 opponents in #19 Texas A&M, #5 Texas and #5 Ohio State. Most recently, the Sun Devils dropped a 4-3 decision to WCC-foe San Diego on February 6. Murphy Cassone defeated the top-ranked singles player in the country, August Holmgren, in straight sets one court one. Oregon sports a 3-1 record with wins over Boise State, Weber State and Oklahoma State. The Ducks fell 4-0 to #5 Texas on January 30 and will host Northwestern on February 11 before welcoming Pepperdine.
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