MALIBU, Calif. — Following a productive fall campaign, Pepperdine men's tennis players Edward Winter and Maxi Homberg made the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings of the fall season, the organization announced Wednesday.

The Waves' underclassmen doubles team of Winter (Adelaide, Australia) and Homberg (Freising, Germany) checked in at No. 43 in the nation, while Winter was ranked No. 23 in singles.

Homberg and Winter posted a 9-3 record in a promising fall season. The duo was the ITA Southwest Regional doubles runner-up, then they made the quarterfinals at the ITA National Fall Championships — the best doubles showing of any team at fall nationals under head coach Adam Schaechterle. 

Playing against tough competition all fall, Winter had an 8-4 record in singles matches for the Waves. The No. 5 newcomer/freshman in the nation was tested early and often, as seven of his matches were against nationally ranked opponents. His fall ranking was bolstered by a 6-4, 6-4 win over No. 31 Gavin Young of Michigan to open The Malibu Showdown, plus a quarterfinal run at the ITA Southwest Regional. Winter is the second-highest-ranked freshman in the nation, trailing only No. 15 Cooper Williams of Harvard.

The Waves will be back in action in January as the team aims to not only defend their West Coast Conference Tournament title, but also win a match in the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive year. A full spring schedule is forthcoming.

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