MALIBU, Calif. – The #24 Pepperdine men's tennis program got back on track Friday afternoon, taking down San Francisco 4-1 in West Coast Conference action at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center.
Pepperdine (15-6, 7-1 WCC) got off to a quick start in doubles, as the court two pair of
Andrew Rogers (Brentwood, Tenn.) and
Corrado Summaria (Cosenza, Italy) didn't drop a game and won handily, 6-0. With San Francisco (11-11, 3-5 WCC) on the verge of a win on court three, Pepperdine's 74
th-ranked duo of
Daniel De Jonge (Vlissingen, Netherlands) and
Eero Vasa (Turku, Finland) stayed poised after their 4-1 lead evaporated to earn a 6-4 win on court one, clinching the doubles point for the Waves.
The Waves took five first sets in singles, with Summaria earning the first win on court five rather easily over Nikola Kuraica, 6-0, 6-2, to give Pepperdine a 2-0 lead. #90
Pietro Fellin (Milan, Italy) was the next winner for the Waves, defeating David Woodland on court six 6-4, 6-2.
With one match remaining, both #99 Rogers on court two and Vasa on court four were near the finish line, and it was Vasa who claimed Pepperdine's third straight-set win of the afternoon after a 6-4, 6-4 triumph over Mitch Johnson to secure the victory for the Waves.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
#74
De Jonge/Vasa def. Huynh/Ricklis 6-4
Rogers/Summaria def. Giraldez/Johnson 6-0
Fellin/Rico vs. Gould/Kuraica 4-5, unfinished
Order of finish: 2, 1
SINGLES
#20
De Jonge vs. Huynh 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 unfinished
#99
Rogers vs. Ricklis 7-5, 5-2 unfinished
Rico vs. Gould 6-3, 4-6 unfinished
Vasa def. Johnson 6-4, 6-4
Summaria def. Kuraica 6-0, 6-2
#90
Fellin def. Woodland 6-4, 6-2
Order of finish: 5, 6, 4*
NEXT UP: Pepperdine will host Santa Clara on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. for its final match in Malibu this season. In between doubles and singles, three seniors will be recognized as part of Senior Day.
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