MALIBU, California – The Pepperdine men's tennis program looks to continue its winning ways with a road test at Tulsa on Sunday morning.
Match 8: Pepperdine (2-5) at Tulsa (5-3) | Sunday, February 26 | 11 a.m. PT | Case Tennis Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma
COVERAGE: Tulsa will be providing live video, with scores embedded in the specific court video links. A link can be found on PepperdineWaves.com. Scores will be updated periodically on Twitter at @PeppTennis.
SERIES HISTORY
Pepperdine is 6-2 all-time against the Golden Hurricane, though the Waves have dropped the last two meetings. Last spring, Tulsa defeated Pepperdine 4-3 in Oklahoma.
SCOUTING THE WAVES
Pepperdine won its home opener last Sunday, defeating previously undefeated UC Santa Barbara 4-3. Though the Waves lost the doubles point, #61
Daniel De Jonge,
Eero Vasa,
Maxi Homberg and
Eric Hadigian all won straight-set matches in singles to propel Pepperdine to the win. Homberg leads the Waves with four singles wins, while he and Vasa are 3-1 in doubles.
Tim Zeitvogel is ranked #124 by the ITA in singles, while De Jonge and Zeitvogel check in at #36 in the latest doubles rankings.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Tulsa is coming off a 4-3 win over Nebraska last weekend. The three losses for the Golden Hurricane have come against TCU, Oregon and Arkansas. Kody Pearson, ranked #53 by the ITA in singles, leads Tulsa with a spring record of 6-1, while Ezequiel Santalla is 5-1. Pearson and Connor Di Marco are ranked 45th by the ITA in doubles.
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