FAIRFIELD, Calif. – After 36 holes of play, the Pepperdine men's golf team is comfortably in first place with a seven-stroke lead over second at the WCC Championship.

The 21st-ranked Waves are 30-under after posting a two-round total of 546 (277-269) at the Green Valley Country Club on Friday. Loyola Marymount is in second with a total of 553, while #45 Santa Clara rounds out the top-three at 554.

Mahanth Chirravuri is leading Pepperdine and is tied for 1st with a total of 133 (67-66) (-11). Along with Chirravuri, Kris Kuvaas is also in the top-10 as he's tied for 3rd with a total of 135 (70-65) (-9).

The top-four teams after tomorrow's third round of stroke play will qualify for match play on Sunday. Pepperdine is currently 19-strokes ahead of fifth place with 18 holes left of stroke play.

PLAYER SCORES

• Junior Mahanth Chirravuri (Chandler, Ariz.) is tied for 1st at 11-under with a two-round total of 133 (67-66). Chirravuri started his day with a 5-under 67 with four birdies and an eagle before posting a 6-under 66 with seven birdies in the second round.
• Sophomore Kris Kuvaas (Houston, Texas) tallied a total of 135 (70-65) (-9) and is tied for 3rd with one round to play. Kuvaas posted a 2-under 70 with four birdies in the first round before leading the entire field with his 7-under 65 over his last 18 holes. Kuvaas notched eight birdies in his second round for a total of 12 on the day.
• Junior Brady Siravo (Sacramento, Calif.) is also tied for 11th with a tournament total of 139 (71-68) (-5). He collected four birdies during his 1-under 71 in the opening round. He then tabbed six birdies en route to a 4-under 68 in the second round.
• Freshman Luke Bailey (Encinitas, Calif.) is tied for 16th with a two-round score of 140 (70-70) (-4). He posted an impressive six birdies and was 6-under at the turn in the opening round. However, he ran into trouble on the back nine to finish his opening round with a 2-under 70. In the second round, Bailey carded another 2-under 70 with three birdies and an eagle.
• Sophomore Willy Walsh (San Mateo, Calif.) is tied for 31st at 1-over with a 36-hole score of 145 (70-75). Walsh posted five birdies and an eagle during his 2-under 70 in the first round before posting a 3-over 75 with two birdies in the second round.

 
THE NUMBERS
Team Scores:
1. #21 Pepperdine 546
2. LMU 553
3. #45 Santa Clara 554
4. Saint Mary's 557
5. San Francisco 565
6. Pacific 568
7. Oregon State 570
8. #38 San Diego 571
9. Gonzaga 578
10. Washington State 581
 
Top Individuals:
T1. Mahanth Chirravuri (Pepperdine) 133
T1. Connor Reis (Saint Mary's) 133
T3. Kris Kuvaas (Pepperdine) 135
T3. JP Odland (Santa Clara) 135
5. Cade Anderson (LMU)
6. Renato Naula (San Francisco) 137
T7. Alvaro Muller (Santa Clara)
T7. Calder Overfelt (Santa Clara)
T7. Carlos Astiazaran (Pacific) 138
T7. Mason Snyder (LMU) 138
 
The full individual leaderboard can be found here.
 
UP NEXT
The Waves will start to tee off of hole 10 at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow. Pepperdine will be paired #45 Santa Clara and LMU and live scoring can be found here.