MALIBU, California – The #19 Pepperdine men's tennis program opens up a three-match homestand on Tuesday, taking on #50 Pennsylvania in a midweek matchup.
MATCH 11: #19 Pepperdine (6-4) vs. #50 Penn (8-1) | Tuesday, March 8 | 3 p.m. | Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center | Malibu, Calif.
SERIES HISTORY: This is the third all-time meeting between the Waves and Quakers. Pepperdine previously won a pair of home matches in 1994 (7-0) and 1998 (6-1).
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.
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
As a team, Pepperdine is ranked 19
th by the ITA computer ratings and 20
th in the Tennis Channel/USTA college poll.
SCOUTING THE WAVES
Pepperdine won its third-straight match on Thursday by defeating Nebraska 4-0 in neutral-site action in La Jolla, Calif. The Waves took the doubles point and #13
Daniel De Jonge (Vlissingen, Netherlands), #24
Andrew Rogers (Brentwood, Tenn.) and
Enrique Luque Rico (Cordoba, Spain) all won singles matches. Two other Waves appeared in the latest edition of the ITA singles rankings: #49
Pietro Fellin (Milan, Italy) and #111
Tim Zeitvogel (Baden-Baden, Germany).
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Penn has been on a roll to start the 2022 dual season, winning eight of its first nine matches. Most recently, the Quakers defeated Penn State 4-0 on February 26. No Penn players are in the ITA rankings, but the Quakers have gone a combined 16-0 from the one position in both singles and doubles, led by Edoardo Graziani's 7-0 singles record. Two other Quakers are undefeated on the season as well: Harsh Parikh (7-0) and Aditya Gupta (6-0).
FOLLOW: Follow @PeppTennis on Facebook and Twitter for immediate updates, results and more. Go to pepperdinewaves.com for all information, releases and schedules.
