{"id":618514,"date":"2026-04-20T05:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/618514\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T05:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:06:09","slug":"no-28-mens-tennis-closes-out-regular-season-with-victory-at-no-35-uc-santa-barbara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/618514\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 28 Men’s Tennis Closes Out Regular Season With Victory at No. 35 UC Santa Barbara"},"content":{"rendered":"

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. \u2014 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.
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\n“Strong performance to wrap up our regular season,” said Director of Tennis Adam Schaechterle<\/a>. “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.”
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\nThe 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<\/a> and David Fix<\/a> defeated the No. 55-ranked duo of Miguel Avendano and Lucca Liu in commanding fashion, 6-2. Not long after, Gustavo Ribeiro de Almeida<\/a> and Lasse Poertner<\/a> took down Dominique Rolland and Conrad Brown by the same score, 6-2.
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We’ve clinched the number 2 seed in next week’s @WCCsports<\/a> tournament\u203c\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Click the link to find out match date and time \u23ec<\/p>\n

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\n\u2014 Pepperdine Men’s Tennis (@PepperdineMTEN) April 19, 2026<\/a>
\n The Gauchos made it difficult for Pepperdine to run away for the victory, starting on flight three as Diogo Morais defeated Aleksa Pisaric<\/a> handedly in straight-sets (6-1, 6-1).
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\nOn two, Lasse Poertner<\/a> responded with a win over the No. 57-ranked Rolland (6-3, 6-0).
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\nEdward Winter<\/a> 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.
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\nCharlie Underwood helped the Gauchos climb back into it with a straight-sets victory over Almeida (6-4, 6-4).
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\nAs 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.
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\nRESULTS
\nSingles
\n1. Edward Winter<\/a> (PEPP) def. #89 Lucca Liu (UCSB-M): 6-1, 6-4
\n2. Lasse Poertner<\/a> (PEPP) def. #57 Dominique Rolland (UCSB-M): 6-3, 6-0
\n3. Diogo Morais (UCSB-M) def. Aleksa Pisaric<\/a> (PEPP): 6-1, 6-1
\n4. Miguel Avendano (UCSB-M) vs. Maxi Homberg<\/a> (PEPP): 5-7, 6-4, 3-4, unfinished
\n5. Charlie Underwood (UCSB-M) def. Gustavo Almeida (PEPP): 6-4, 6-4
\n6. David Fix<\/a> (PEPP) def. Karel Fromel (UCSB-M): 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
\nOrder of finish: 3,2,1,5,6
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\nDoubles
\n1. Edward Winter<\/a>\/David Fix<\/a> (PEPP) def. #55 Miguel Avendano\/Lucca Liu (UCSB-M): 6-2
\n2. Gustavo Almeida\/Lasse Poertner<\/a> (PEPP) def. Dominique Rolland\/Conrad Brown (UCSB-M): 6-2
\n3. Lorenzo Brunkow\/Diogo Morais (UCSB-M) vs. Aleksa Pisaric<\/a>\/Maxi Homberg<\/a> (PEPP): 5-4, unfinished
\nOrder of finish: 1,2
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\nThe 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<\/a>, 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.
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\nABOUT PEPPERDINE MEN’S TENNIS
\nPepperdine 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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\nTo stay up-to-date on the latest Pepperdine men’s tennis news, follow the Waves on social media: @PepperdineMTEN<\/a>.