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Pietro Fellin
Jeff Golden

Men's Tennis By Athletic Communications

Waves Head to Tulsa on Sunday

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.
 
FOLLOW: Follow @PeppTennis on Facebook and Twitter for immediate updates, results and more. Go to pepperdinewaves.com for all information, releases and schedules.
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Players Mentioned

Daniel De Jonge

Daniel De Jonge

6' 4"
Graduate Student
Eric Hadigian

Eric Hadigian

6' 3"
Senior
Eero Vasa

Eero Vasa

6' 1"
Graduate Student
Tim Zeitvogel

Tim Zeitvogel

5' 10"
Graduate Student
Maxi Homberg

Maxi Homberg

6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Daniel De Jonge

Daniel De Jonge

6' 4"
Graduate Student
Eric Hadigian

Eric Hadigian

6' 3"
Senior
Eero Vasa

Eero Vasa

6' 1"
Graduate Student
Tim Zeitvogel

Tim Zeitvogel

5' 10"
Graduate Student
Maxi Homberg

Maxi Homberg

6' 1"
Freshman