Pepperdine University Athletics

HONORS & AWARDS:
ITA Doubles All-American — 2023
WCC Singles Player of the Week — 2/18/20, 3/21/23
WCC Doubles Team of the Week — 4/20/21, 4/12/22, 2/14/23, 2/28/23. 3/28/23
All-WCC Singles First Team — 2022, 2023
All-WCC Doubles First Team — 2023
All-WCC Singles Honorable Mention — 2019, 2021
All-WCC Doubles Honorable Mention — 2021, 2022
WCC All-Academic First Team — 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
WCC Sportsmanship Award — 2020
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Gold) — 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
ITA Southwest Region Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award – 2022
ITA Southwest Region Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship Award — 2022
ITA National Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship Award — 2022
ITA Scholar-Athlete – 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Pepperdine Scholar Athlete – 2020, 2021, 2022
CoSIDA Academic All-District – 2020, 2021, 2023
 
PEPPERDINE 2022-23: Wrapped up his collegiate career by earning ITA Doubles All-American honors after making a run to the semifinals with Daniel De Jonge ... Ended the season ranked #29 in doubles and #96 in singles ... Was an All-WCC First Team selection in singles and doubles ... Had a 17-12 overall record in singles and a 25-15 overall doubles record with De Jonge ... Kicked off his dual season with the first of four wins over ranked singles opponents: a 6-3, 6-4 win over UCLA's #89 Giacomo Revelli ... Upset Texas' #4 doubles team of Cleeve Harper and Eliot Spizzirri 6-3 with Daniel De Jonge ... Beat #24 Peter Makk of USC 6-7, 6-4, 6-3, which earned him WCC Singles Player of the Week honors ... With De Jonge, clinched the doubles point for Pepperdine in the NCAA Tournament with a 6-3 win over UTSA's Tiago Torres and Alan Magadan ... Closed out his collegiate career with a memorable semifinal run in the NCAA Doubles Tournament with Daniel De Jonge, in which the Waves pulled off three-straight upset wins to reach the semifinals ... Upset #33 Brian Cernoch and Benjamin Kittay of North Carolina 6-2, 7-5 in the first round of the NCAA Doubles Tournament ... Earned All-American status by beating #23 Arthur Fery and Nishesh Basavareddy of Stanford with a 7-6 (7), 3-6, 10-6 ... Cruised past #14 Joseph Wayand and Rafa Luque Izquierdo of NC State with a 6-3, 6-2 quarterfinal win ... Fell to the eventual national champions Andrew Lutschaunig and James Trotter 3-6, 7-6 (3), 10-4 of Ohio State in the semifinals ... Was the WCC's Singles Player of the Week once and earned WCC Doubles Team of the Week honors with De Jonge three times ... In the classroom, was a WCC First-Team All-Academic award winner, a CSC Academic All-Region selection and earned a spot on the WCC Commissioner's honor roll. 

PEPPERDINE 2021-22: Finished the season ranked #69 by the ITA in singles … Named to the All-WCC singles first team and All-WCC doubles honorable mention squad … Went 23-9 in overall singles and 25-17 in overall doubles … Was a perfect 5-0 in WCC play in singles … Clinched Pepperdine’s win over #5 USC with a straight-set win on the second court … Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete for the third consecutive season … Placed on the WCC All-Academic first team for the third straight year … Received a total of three academic awards from the ITA … Member of the WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Gold) for the fourth consecutive season … Finished the 2021-22 academic year with a 3.99 GPA in mathematics and graduated with a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.99 as well.
 
PEPPERDINE 2020-21: Named to the All-WCC singles and doubles honorable mention teams … Earned WCC Doubles Team of the Week with partner Corrado Summaria (4/20/21) … 29-0 in dual singles in a streak dating back to March 20, 2019 … 10-4 in dual doubles play with Summaria and Daniel De Jonge … Named to WCC All-Academic first team, WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (gold), a Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete and CoSIDA Academic All-District team.  
 
PEPPERDINE 2019-20: Named WCC Singles Player of the Week (2/18/20) … Appeared in all 11 dual matches and went 10-0 as a sophomore … Undefeated in singles in a 20-0 streak dating back to March 20, 2019 … Earned three clinch points … 2020 season captain … Named to WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (gold) and Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete status.
 
PEPPERDINE 2018-19: Named All-WCC singles honorable mention ... Appeared in 22 singles and 18 doubles matches as a freshman … Earned a .772 (17-5) winning percentage at the #4 (5-3) and 5 (12-2) positions in singles play … Played at the #1 doubles position with partner Adrian Oetzbach, winning six matches … Won 12 straight singles matches dating back to March 20 through April 25, 2019. … Went undefeated in WCC regular-season play … Awarded WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll (gold).
 
JUNIORS: Was the 2018 U18 German doubles champion with partner Lukas Engelhardt… Played in World Championships for padel tennis with the German national team in Paraguay 2018 and European Championships in Portugal 2017… Ranked #1 in padel tennis in Germany and within the top 100 in the world.
 
PERSONAL: Pursuing a master's degree in business analytics ... Received his undergraduate degree in mathematics ... Son of Jan and Steffi Zeitvogel … Loves tennis because it “teaches life lessons on a daily basis and it is your choice to find solutions for challenges on the court.”
 
FAVORITES: Favorite pro athlete and biggest sports hero is Roger Federer ... Favorite pro team is the Milwaukee Brewers... Favorite book is Principles by Ray Dalio ... Favorite movie is Moneyball... Favorite TV show is Suits … In his spare time, likes to read, learn and enjoy nature... Favorite sport besides tennis is padel tennis.
 
CHOSE PEPPERDINE BECAUSE: “Pepperdine University and the athletics department gives each student a unique opportunity to grow as a person and as a tennis player.”