Pepperdine University
NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships
De Jonge, Zeitvogel Set to Compete in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Tournament
5/21/2023 12:15:00 PM | Men's Tennis
ORLANDO, Fla. — For the first time since 2014, the Pepperdine men's tennis team will be represented in both the NCAA Singles and Doubles Tournament, starting Monday at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.
No. 69-ranked singles player Daniel De Jonge (Vlissingen, Netherlands) will lead off the action on Monday in singles play against #38 Geronimo Busleiman of Utah at 10 a.m. PT. Starting on Tuesday, De Jonge and fellow senior Tim Zeitvogel (Baden-Baden, Germany)Â begin the first round of the doubles action against North Carolina's #33 ranked team of Brian Cernoch and Benjamin Kittay at a time that has yet to be determined.
A live stream of all NCAA matches will be available for free via PlaySight, with additional commentary and coverage provided by Cracked Racquets via YouTube. Live stream and live stat links for the matches can be found on the women's tennis team's schedule page on pepperdinewaves.com.
FIRST ROUND DRAWS
#69 Daniel De Jonge vs. #38 Geronimo Busleiman (Utah), Monday, 10 a.m. PT
#64 De Jonge/Zeitvogel vs. #33 Cernoch/Kittay (North Carolina), Tuesday, time TBD
SCOUTING THE WAVES
Nearly one month removed from winning its first West Coast Conference tournament title since 2013, Pepperdine is the only WCC school with players in Orlando this week. Both De Jonge and Zeitvogel have been instrumental in the Waves' resurgence to the top of the conference under fifth-year head coach Adam Schaechterle; fittingly, the pair of super-seniors give Pepperdine its first appearances in both the singles and doubles tournament in the same season since 2014.
De Jonge is the WCC Player of the Year after going 17-12 overall and 13-7 in dual singles play on court one and two. He has won nine-straight dual singles matches going into the tournament and will be making his second-straight appearance in the NCAA Singles Tournament. Last season, De Jonge fell in the first round to Georgia Tech's Andres Martin, 7-6 (5), 6-4.
His doubles partner, Zeitvogel, will be making the first NCAA Tournament appearance of his career. Splitting time on courts one and two, Zeitvogel also has a 17-12 overall record this season, yet has gone 10-6 in dual singles play this year. In doubles play with De Jonge, the duo has gone 22-14 on the first line this season — including four wins over ranked opponents. They were ranked #64 in the latest iteration of the ITA rankings.
THE LAST TIME…
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Pepperdine has sent players to the singles and doubles tournament in the same season: Francis Alcantara and Alex Sarkissian, 2014
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A Wave made the singles quarterfinal: Alex Sarkissian, 2014
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A Pepperdine team made the doubles quarterfinal: Guy Den Ouden/Adrian Oetzbach, 2021
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A Wave made the singles semifinals: Alex Sarkissian, 2014
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A Pepperdine team made the doubles semifinals: Guy Den Ouden/Adrian Oetzbach, 2021
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A Wave made the singles final: Alex Sarkissian, 2014 (national runner-up)
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A Pepperdine team made the doubles final: Andre Begemann/Scott Doerner, 2006 (national runners-up)
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A Wave won a national title: Robbie Weiss, 1988
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A Pepperdine team won a national title: Kelly Kones/Carlos DiLaura, 1985
NEXT UP: Should De Jonge advance, the round of 32 will take place on Tuesday, May 23. Start times for the following round's action and the first round of doubles will be determined on Monday evening.
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