MALIBU, California – The Pepperdine men's tennis program bounced back in a big way on Saturday, rolling BYU 4-0 at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center in the final matchup between the schools as West Coast Conference opponents.
 
The teams traded blows in doubles but it was Pepperdine (14-8, 6-1 WCC) who took control first with a 6-1 win on court three by Robert Shelton (Lancaster, Pa.) and Max Wuelfing (Manhattan Beach, Calif.). To clinch the doubles point and give Pepperdine an early lead over BYU (5-15, 3-5 WCC), Linus Carlsson Halldin (Stockholm, Sweden) and Pietro Fellin (Milan, Italy) were 6-4 victors on court two.
 
In singles, Pepperdine kept the pressure on by winning four of six first sets. Wuelfing first doubled the lead with a 6-2, 6-3 win on court six over Brigham Andrus. To add to the advantage, Shelton took down Redd Owen 6-1, 6-2 on court five. To close out the match and the win, Maxi Homberg (Freising, Germany) swept past Zach Fuchs 6-3, 6-3 on court three.
 
RESULTS
 
DOUBLES
 
Homberg/Vasa vs. Barnett/Thayne 5-6 unfinished
Carlsson Halldin/Fellin def. Andrus/Fuchs 6-4
Shelton/Wuelfing def. Jakovljevic/Owen 6-1
 
Order of finish: 3, 2
 
SINGLES
 
Vasa vs. Barnett 6-7 (8), 1-2 unfinished
Fellin vs. Thayne 7-5, 5-2 unfinished
Homberg def. Fuchs 6-3, 6-3
Carlsson Halldin vs. Jakovljevic 4-6, 2-2 unfinished
Shelton def. Owen 6-1, 6-2
Wuelfing def. Andrus 6-2, 6-3
 
Order of finish: 6, 5, 3*
 
NEXT UP: Pepperdine goes on the road for the final weekend of the regular season, visiting San Francisco on Friday, April 21st at 2 p.m.
 
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