Dynamic performances led the Waves to a quarterfinals placement at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships, but tough matches against USC rivals caused the men’s tennis team to bow out of the tournament.
Pepperdine senior and Brazil native Guilherme Hadlich picked up his first win of the day against UCLA’s Joseph Di Giulio, but failed to advance to the semifinals after losing a point-for-point match against USC’s Logan Smith. Waves junior Pedro Iamachkine held a strong match against UCSB’s Nicolas Moreno de Alboran, but the Lima, Peru native eventually lost his semifinals advancement after being defeated by USC’s Thibault Forget.
Freshman Dane Esses and junior Nicholas Baez each competed in the singles back draw, but failed to secure the victories against their opponents.
The Waves are gearing up to compete in the SoCal Intercollegiate Championship hosted by UCLA this week.
