Sunday, April 19
Santa Barbara, Calif.
1:00 p.m. PT
Pepperdine University
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UC Santa Barbara
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No. 28 Men's Tennis Closes Out Regular Season With Victory at No. 35 UC Santa Barbara
4/19/2026 9:47:00 PM | Men's Tennis
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The regular season closed out on a high note for No. 28 Pepperdine men's tennis (16-8, 6-1 WCC), defeating UC Santa Barbara (16-7, 5-1 Big West) by a final of 4-2.
"Strong performance to wrap up our regular season," said Director of Tennis Adam Schaechterle. "I felt coming into the match UCSB's strongest spots might be doubles, and 1/2 singles. We dominated those three positions. We know Ed is one of the best players in college tennis, and it was great to see him playing his confident, aggressive identity today. He was excellent through the first point of doubles to the last point of singles. Excited to attack the postseason with this group."
The Waves jumped out to a 1-0 advantage after clinching the doubles point, which proved to be a big part of the win. Edward Winter and David Fix defeated the No. 55-ranked duo of Miguel Avendano and Lucca Liu in commanding fashion, 6-2. Not long after, Gustavo Ribeiro de Almeida and Lasse Poertner took down Dominique Rolland and Conrad Brown by the same score, 6-2.
On two, Lasse Poertner responded with a win over the No. 57-ranked Rolland (6-3, 6-0).
Edward Winter put UCSB on the ropes with a straight-sets win over No. 89 Lucca Liu (6-1, 6-4), extending Pepperdine's lead to 3-1.
Charlie Underwood helped the Gauchos climb back into it with a straight-sets victory over Almeida (6-4, 6-4).
As he's done several times just recently, it was Fix on flight six who clinched the winning point for the Waves, finishing off UCSB with a win over Karel Fromel. Fix fought back from a 4-6 defeat in set one to win 12 of the last 17 games (4-6, 6-1, 6-4) and send Pepperdine into the postseason with a two-match winning streak.
RESULTS
Singles
1. Edward Winter (PEPP) def. #89 Lucca Liu (UCSB-M): 6-1, 6-4
2. Lasse Poertner (PEPP) def. #57 Dominique Rolland (UCSB-M): 6-3, 6-0
3. Diogo Morais (UCSB-M) def. Aleksa Pisaric (PEPP): 6-1, 6-1
4. Miguel Avendano (UCSB-M) vs. Maxi Homberg (PEPP): 5-7, 6-4, 3-4, unfinished
5. Charlie Underwood (UCSB-M) def. Gustavo Almeida (PEPP): 6-4, 6-4
6. David Fix (PEPP) def. Karel Fromel (UCSB-M): 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
Order of finish: 3,2,1,5,6
Doubles
1. Edward Winter/David Fix (PEPP) def. #55 Miguel Avendano/Lucca Liu (UCSB-M): 6-2
2. Gustavo Almeida/Lasse Poertner (PEPP) def. Dominique Rolland/Conrad Brown (UCSB-M): 6-2
3. Lorenzo Brunkow/Diogo Morais (UCSB-M) vs. Aleksa Pisaric/Maxi Homberg (PEPP): 5-4, unfinished
Order of finish: 1,2
The Waves will prepare for the WCC Championships, which take place next week Thursday through Saturday (April 23-25). Pepperdine, slotted as the No. 2 seed, will play on Friday the 24th at 12:00 pm PT against the winner of No. 3 Santa Clara vs. No. 6 Saint Mary's.
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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To stay up-to-date on the latest Pepperdine men's tennis news, follow the Waves on social media: @PepperdineMTEN.
"Strong performance to wrap up our regular season," said Director of Tennis Adam Schaechterle. "I felt coming into the match UCSB's strongest spots might be doubles, and 1/2 singles. We dominated those three positions. We know Ed is one of the best players in college tennis, and it was great to see him playing his confident, aggressive identity today. He was excellent through the first point of doubles to the last point of singles. Excited to attack the postseason with this group."
The Waves jumped out to a 1-0 advantage after clinching the doubles point, which proved to be a big part of the win. Edward Winter and David Fix defeated the No. 55-ranked duo of Miguel Avendano and Lucca Liu in commanding fashion, 6-2. Not long after, Gustavo Ribeiro de Almeida and Lasse Poertner took down Dominique Rolland and Conrad Brown by the same score, 6-2.
The Gauchos made it difficult for Pepperdine to run away for the victory, starting on flight three as Diogo Morais defeated Aleksa Pisaric handedly in straight-sets (6-1, 6-1).We've clinched the number 2 seed in next week's @WCCsports tournament‼️
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On two, Lasse Poertner responded with a win over the No. 57-ranked Rolland (6-3, 6-0).
Edward Winter put UCSB on the ropes with a straight-sets win over No. 89 Lucca Liu (6-1, 6-4), extending Pepperdine's lead to 3-1.
Charlie Underwood helped the Gauchos climb back into it with a straight-sets victory over Almeida (6-4, 6-4).
As he's done several times just recently, it was Fix on flight six who clinched the winning point for the Waves, finishing off UCSB with a win over Karel Fromel. Fix fought back from a 4-6 defeat in set one to win 12 of the last 17 games (4-6, 6-1, 6-4) and send Pepperdine into the postseason with a two-match winning streak.
RESULTS
Singles
1. Edward Winter (PEPP) def. #89 Lucca Liu (UCSB-M): 6-1, 6-4
2. Lasse Poertner (PEPP) def. #57 Dominique Rolland (UCSB-M): 6-3, 6-0
3. Diogo Morais (UCSB-M) def. Aleksa Pisaric (PEPP): 6-1, 6-1
4. Miguel Avendano (UCSB-M) vs. Maxi Homberg (PEPP): 5-7, 6-4, 3-4, unfinished
5. Charlie Underwood (UCSB-M) def. Gustavo Almeida (PEPP): 6-4, 6-4
6. David Fix (PEPP) def. Karel Fromel (UCSB-M): 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
Order of finish: 3,2,1,5,6
Doubles
1. Edward Winter/David Fix (PEPP) def. #55 Miguel Avendano/Lucca Liu (UCSB-M): 6-2
2. Gustavo Almeida/Lasse Poertner (PEPP) def. Dominique Rolland/Conrad Brown (UCSB-M): 6-2
3. Lorenzo Brunkow/Diogo Morais (UCSB-M) vs. Aleksa Pisaric/Maxi Homberg (PEPP): 5-4, unfinished
Order of finish: 1,2
The Waves will prepare for the WCC Championships, which take place next week Thursday through Saturday (April 23-25). Pepperdine, slotted as the No. 2 seed, will play on Friday the 24th at 12:00 pm PT against the winner of No. 3 Santa Clara vs. No. 6 Saint Mary's.
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.
FOLLOW
To stay up-to-date on the latest Pepperdine men's tennis news, follow the Waves on social media: @PepperdineMTEN.
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