MALIBU, Calif. — In a matchup between two Pepperdine doubles teams, Edward Winter and Maxi Homberg punched their tickets to the ITA Fall National Championships with a 7-5, 6-3 win on Sunday.
Homberg (Freising, Germany) and Winter (Adelaide, Australia) squared off against their teammates Linus Carlsson Halldin (Stockholm, Sweden) and George Davis (London, England) in the semifinals. Although both semifinalists earn berths to the ITA Fall National Championships, the Waves will face Arizona's Colton Smith and Jay Friend in the finals on Monday.
With the win, Pepperdine has sent doubles teams in the ITA Fall National Championships in back-to-back years. Last year, Daniel De Jonge and Tim Zeitvogel made the round of 16 at ITAs en route to becoming NCAA All-Americans in the spring.
Playing as doubles partners for the first time this season, Homberg and Winter have a perfect 7-0 record.
Aside from the doubles match, all four Waves competed in consolation matches on Sunday afternoon. Both Davis and Carlsson Halldin wrapped up the tournament with wins. Davis picked up a 7-6, 7-5 win over Arizona sophomore Nick Padgham for his third singles win of the tournament. Carlsson Halldin also notched his third victory of the tournament with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 win against Arizona freshman Sasha Rozin. Additionally, Homberg fell to Lambert Ruland of San Diego and Winter fought valiantly in a three-setter against #50 Gustaf Strom of Arizona.
RESULTS
Doubles Semifinals
Maxi Homberg/Edward Winter (PEPP) def. Linus Carlsson Halldin/George Davis (PEPP) 7-5, 6-3
Consolation Singles Matches
George Davis (PEPP) def. Padgham (ARIZ) 7-6, 7-5
Ruland (USD) def. Maxi Homberg (PEPP) 7-5, 1-0 unfinished
Linus Carlsson Halldin (PEPP) def. Rozin (ARIZ) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
#50 Strom (ARIZ) def. Edward Winter (PEPP) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
MONDAY'S MATCH
Doubles Finals
Homberg/Winter (PEPP) vs. Friend/Smith (ARIZ), 10 a.m.
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