MALIBU, California – The #20 Pepperdine men's tennis program continues West Coast Conference play with two road matches in Northern California this weekend.
MATCH 15: #20 Pepperdine (9-5, 1-0 WCC) vs. Pacific (3-12, 0-2 WCC) | Friday, April 1 | 2 p.m. | Eve Zimmerman Tennis Center | Stockton, Calif.
MATCH 16: #20 Pepperdine (9-5, 1-0 WCC) vs. Saint Mary's (3-11, 0-2 WCC, vs. LMU on Fri.) | Saturday, April 2 | 2 p.m. | Timothy Korth Tennis Complex | Moraga, Calif.
SERIES HISTORY: Pepperdine leads the all-time series with Pacific 12-2, but the teams have only met three times in Stockton. This will be the first meeting between the schools since 2019.
The Waves are undefeated against Saint Mary's holding a 27-0 all-time advantage. Twenty of those meetings have been in Malibu, and only four have taken place in Moraga.
COVERAGE: Neither match this weekend will have live video or stats. Scores will be updated periodically on Twitter at @PeppTennis if available.
WAVES IN THE RANKINGS: As a team, Pepperdine is ranked 20
th in the ITA computer ratings and 15
th in the Tennis Channel/USTA college poll.
SCOUTING THE WAVES: Pepperdine started conference play with a 4-0 shutout win at LMU last Saturday. The Waves took the doubles point while #13
Daniel De Jonge, #35
Tim Zeitvogel and
Enrique Luque Rico all earned singles wins. The Waves are also represented in the ITA rankings by #48
Andrew Rogers and #77
Pietro Fellin.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS: Pacific is on an eight-match losing streak, having last won on March 4 against Idaho State. The Tigers opened conference play with defeats at San Francisco and Santa Clara last weekend. No Tigers are ranked in singles or doubles by the ITA, but Ran Amar leads Pacific with a dual singles record of 11-3.
Saint Mary's has also struggled this season, having lost 11 of 14 to begin the 2022 dual campaign. The Gaels began WCC play with losses to Santa Clara and San Francisco last weekend. No players are ranked by the ITA in singles or doubles.
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