MALIBU, California – The #16 Pepperdine men's tennis program begins West Coast Conference action with a trip to PCH Cup rival Loyola Marymount on Saturday afternoon.
MATCH 14: #16 Pepperdine (8-5, 0-0 WCC) vs. Loyola Marymount (4-10, 0-1 WCC, vs. Dartmouth on Thurs.) | Saturday, March 26 | 2 p.m. | LMU Tennis Center | Los Angeles, Calif.
SERIES HISTORY: Pepperdine holds a 27-3 advantage all-time against the Lions dating back to 1974. The Waves snapped a three-match losing streak to LMU with a 5-0 win in 2021. Pepperdine leads the series 4-1 in matches in Los Angeles.
COVERAGE: A link to live video and live stats for Saturday's match is available at PepperdineWaves.com. Scores will be updated periodically on the web and on Twitter at @PeppTennis.
WAVES IN THE RANKINGS: As a team, Pepperdine is ranked 16
th in the ITA computer ratings and 14
th in the Tennis Channel/USTA college poll.
SCOUTING THE WAVES: Pepperdine split two matches last week, defeating #10 Harvard 4-3 before falling to #15 Texas 5-2 – both matches in Malibu. Pepperdine carries an 11-match winning streak in conference play into the 2022 WCC campaign, as the last regular-season conference defeat came April 19, 2019, at San Francisco. Four Waves are ranked in singles by the ITA: #13
Daniel De Jonge, #35
Tim Zeitvogel (who moved up 30 spots from the March 9 rankings), #48
Andrew Rogers and #77
Pietro Fellin.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS: The Lions snapped a two-match losing streak after most recently defeating DePaul on Tuesday. LMU has also collected wins this season over UC Davis, San Diego State and Utah State. In its lone WCC contest so far, the Lions fell 4-0 at San Diego on February 18. No LMU players are ranked in either singles or doubles.
FOLLOW: Follow @PeppTennis on Facebook and Twitter for immediate updates, results and more. Go to pepperdinewaves.com for all information, releases and schedules.
