MALIBU, Calif. — No. 25 Pepperdine men's tennis (3-2) earned a 4-0 victory over No. 24 Arizona State (9-1) Sunday afternoon from Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center.

The Waves claimed the doubles before taking a pair of straight set singles victories from Edward Winter and Lasse Poertner, with Maxi Homberg then clinching the match with a third set triumph.

"This group looks more comfortable every match facing adversity, and today it felt like they really embraced and enjoyed the pressure," said Director of Tennis Adam Schaechterle. "Lasse Poertner has elevated his presence and is seizing a leadership role. He was King Kong out there today."

Hugh Winter and Edward Winter improved to 2-0 on the weekend and season in doubles, picking up a 6-2 win on court two to begin doubles play. After dropping the match on court one, Gustavo Ribeiro de Almeida and David Fix secured the doubles point for the Waves on three, with a 6-3 triumph.

After dropping just three games in his singles win Friday, Poertner remained in form with an impressive (6-1, 6-0) victory on court three to put the Waves ahead 2-0. He improved to 3-2 on the season with the pair of wins this weekend.

On court one, Edward Winter also earned a two-set win to push the Pepperdine lead to 3-0. Winter cruised in set one to a 6-2 scoreline, before falling behind 5-2 in the second set. Winter battled through to win five straight games and claim a 7-5 victory in the second for the win.

With three matches going to a third set, it was Maxi Homberg rebounding from a 6-2 loss in the first set, eventually clinching the match for the Waves at flight two. Homberg came back to win the second set, 6-3, before a 7-5 victory in the third to give Pepperdine the 4-0 team win.

Aleksa Pisaric was just two points away from clinching the match on four when Homberg halted play for the remaining courts. Pisaric won the first set 6-4, before dropping set two (3-6), and had a 5-2 lead in the third while serving up 30-0.

Almeida had a battle on court with each of the first two sets going to a tiebreak. He took the first tiebreak 9-7 with the second tiebreak being abandoned.

On six, Daivd Fix rebounded after dropping the first set with a 7-3 tiebreak win in the second. The third set was at a 1-1 scoreline when the match was clinched.

Doubles
1. No. 53 Lasse Poertner/Aleksa Pisaric (PEPP) def. Niels Villard/Shu Matsuoka (ASU) 7-5
2. Hugh Winter/Edward Winter (PEPP) def. Kristof Minarik/Roi Ginat (ASU) 6-2
3. Jelani Sarr/Milos Mikovic (ASU) def. No. 51 Gustavo Ribeiro de Almeida/David Fix (PEPP) 6-3
Order of finish: 2,1,3

Singles
1. No. 88 Edward Winter (PEPP) def. Mathis Bondaz (ASU) 6-4, 7-5
2. Maxi Homberg (PEPP) def.  Shu Matsuoka (ASU) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
3. Lasse Poertner (PEPP) def. Niels Villard (ASU) 6-1, 6-0
4. No. 61 Aleksa Pisaric (PEPP) ABN vs. Jelani Sarr (ASU): 6-4, 3-6, 5-2 unfinished
5. Gustavo Ribeiro de Almeida (PEPP) ABN vs. Milos Mikovic (ASU)  7-6 (9-7), 6-6 (1-4)
6. David Fix (PEPP) ABN vs. Roi Ginat (ASU): 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 1-1
Order of finish: 3,1,2

The Waves continue their homestand Tuesday, hosting South Florida at 2 p.m. from Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center.

ABOUT PEPPERDINE MEN'S TENNIS
Pepperdine men's tennis has a longstanding tradition of success, highlighted by an NCAA Championship in 2006 which came 54 years after its first NAIA Championship in 1952. Robbie Weiss recorded the program's first NCAA singles championship in 1988 after the program saw doubles national championships in 1984 and 1985. 44-time WCC Champions, Pepperdine has reached 40 NCAA Tournaments and six NCAA Regionals in its history with 53 total All-Americans.

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