MALIBU, Calif. — Four Pepperdine men's tennis singles players and one doubles team earned spots on the Preseason Intercollegiate Tennis Association Rankings, giving the Waves the most representation out of all mid-major programs.
Pepperdine's four singles players to be ranked were No. 16 Edward Winter, No. 48 Maxi Homberg, No. 90 Gustavo Ribeiro de Almeida and No. 102 Lasse Poertner. Ribeiro de Almeida also checked in at No. 5 in the ITA Newcomer Rankings. With his inclusion, the Waves have brought in a player on the ITA Newcomer Rankings in four consecutive seasons. In doubles, the duo of Edward Winter and Hugh Winter were ranked No. 24.
Only six Power-4 programs had more singles players on the ITA Preseason Rankings than the Waves. Ohio State led all schools with six, while defending NCAA Champion Wake Forest, defending runner-up TCU, Oklahoma, Texas and Texas A&M had five ranked players. Pepperdine's four players tied Arizona State, Baylor, Florida State, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Stanford and UCLA — three of which made the NCAA quarterfinals a year ago.
In 2025, Pepperdine went 17-11 — including two home wins over top-10 teams — and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in five years. Director of Tennis Adam Schaechterle's squad returns six players from last year's lineup in 2025-26.
Pepperdine kicks off its fall schedule at the Battle in the Bay Tournament, held in San Francisco from Sept. 11-14. All pertinent information can be found on the men's tennis team's schedule page on pepperdinewaves.com.
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