MALIBU, Calif. - David Fix has been named the West Coast Conference Men's Tennis Singles Player of the Week, as announced by the WCC this afternoon. It's the first time he has earned the honor.
Fix was sensational in two wins (three matches) for the Waves, helping clinch the victory over No. 39 Yale last Wednesday with a three-set win over the Bulldogs' Ethan Chung (6-4, 4-6, 6-2). On Sunday at No. 33 Middle Tennessee, the sophomore from Germany rallied from a 0-4 deficit in the third set to take down Eric Crivei (1-6, 6-4, 6-4), clinching the win for Pepperdine again.
West Coast Conference Weekly Awards (March 10)
Singles – David Fix, So., Pepperdine
Doubles - Nikola Keremedchiev, Sr., Cade Fernando, Jr., Portland
Freshman - Manvydas Balciunas, Fr., San Diego
The Waves return to action starting this Friday at the UTR Collegiate Championships at BNP in Indian Wells, California.
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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