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Men's Tennis Selected to Win WCC in 2023
1/12/2023 2:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
MALIBU, California – The #20 Pepperdine men's tennis program was chosen to win the West Coast Conference in its preseason poll, as announced by the league on Thursday
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The Waves received more recognition by the league as Daniel De Jonge and Tim Zeitvogel were chosen for the WCC Men's Tennis Preseason Team.
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De Jonge (Vlissingen, Netherlands), ranked 31st nationally in singles by the ITA, was the ITA Southwest Regional Most Improved Player in 2022 and was an All-WCC first-team honoree in singles and doubles. Following an outstanding season, he competed in the first round of the NCAA Singles Championship. This fall, the graduate student was 4-5 in singles play and 11-7 in doubles competition.
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Zeitvogel (Baden-Baden, Germany), the 91st ranked singles player in the country, was All-WCC first team in singles in 2022 and was honorable mention in doubles as well. Throughout the fall, the graduate student was 7-6 in singles and 12-6 in doubles.
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De Jonge and Zeitvogel, ranked 34th by the ITA in doubles, advanced to the finals of the ITA Southwest Regional and competed in the ITA National Fall Championships.
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Last season, the Waves took second in the WCC regular season standings and lost a tight 4-3 match to top-seeded San Diego in the WCC Tournament final.
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The full poll and preseason team are listed below.
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Pepperdine begins its season in nine days with a road match at UCLA on Saturday, January 21. First serve is slated for 1 p.m.
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WCC Men's Tennis Preseason Poll
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Team                            Points
1. Pepperdine - 81 points (9)
2. San Diego - 70 points (1)
3. Gonzaga - 61 points
4. Santa Clara - 56 points
5. Portland - 53 points
6. Pacific - 41 points
7. LMU - 28 points
T-8. BYU - 22 points
T-8. Saint Mary's - 22 points
10. San Francisco - 16 points
(First Place Votes)
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WCC Men's Tennis Preseason Team
Daniel De Jonge, Pepperdine
Sema Pankin, Portland
Oliver Tarvet, San Diego
Iiro Vasa, San Diego
James Watt, Saint Mary's
Tim Zeitvogel, Pepperdine
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The Waves received more recognition by the league as Daniel De Jonge and Tim Zeitvogel were chosen for the WCC Men's Tennis Preseason Team.
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De Jonge (Vlissingen, Netherlands), ranked 31st nationally in singles by the ITA, was the ITA Southwest Regional Most Improved Player in 2022 and was an All-WCC first-team honoree in singles and doubles. Following an outstanding season, he competed in the first round of the NCAA Singles Championship. This fall, the graduate student was 4-5 in singles play and 11-7 in doubles competition.
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Zeitvogel (Baden-Baden, Germany), the 91st ranked singles player in the country, was All-WCC first team in singles in 2022 and was honorable mention in doubles as well. Throughout the fall, the graduate student was 7-6 in singles and 12-6 in doubles.
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De Jonge and Zeitvogel, ranked 34th by the ITA in doubles, advanced to the finals of the ITA Southwest Regional and competed in the ITA National Fall Championships.
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Last season, the Waves took second in the WCC regular season standings and lost a tight 4-3 match to top-seeded San Diego in the WCC Tournament final.
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The full poll and preseason team are listed below.
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Pepperdine begins its season in nine days with a road match at UCLA on Saturday, January 21. First serve is slated for 1 p.m.
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WCC Men's Tennis Preseason Poll
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Team                            Points
1. Pepperdine - 81 points (9)
2. San Diego - 70 points (1)
3. Gonzaga - 61 points
4. Santa Clara - 56 points
5. Portland - 53 points
6. Pacific - 41 points
7. LMU - 28 points
T-8. BYU - 22 points
T-8. Saint Mary's - 22 points
10. San Francisco - 16 points
(First Place Votes)
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WCC Men's Tennis Preseason Team
Daniel De Jonge, Pepperdine
Sema Pankin, Portland
Oliver Tarvet, San Diego
Iiro Vasa, San Diego
James Watt, Saint Mary's
Tim Zeitvogel, Pepperdine
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