University of Washington
Pepperdine
No. 56 Huskies Fall at No. 49 Pepperdine, 5-2
March 25, 2015 | Men's Tennis
MALIBU, Calif. – The No. 56 University of Washington men's tennis team suffered a 5-2 to loss Tuesday afternoon to the 49th-ranked Pepperdine Waves in Malibu at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center. It was the Huskies last non-conference match and the first of a three-game road span against ranked opponents. UW is now 10-5 on the season heading into the start of Pac-12 action.
The Huskies got off to a quick start winning the first doubles match as Emmett Egger and Jeff Hawke posted a 6-3 win on the number one line but Pepperdine responded with two wins on courts two and three to claim the point and ride a 1-0 lead into singles play.
Washington evened the score after Jake Douglas earned a 6-3, 6-2 win playing on court two. The freshman has now won 14 of his last 15 matches and owns a 3-1 record when playing at the number two spot. After Pepperdine won on court five, Gal Hakak picked up the Huskies other point battling for a 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 win on court three.
The Waves controlled the rest of the match winning on courts four, six and one to earn the 5-2 victory. Up next for the Huskies is the start of Pac-12 play as UW will head to Los Angeles to take on No. 6 USC on Friday and No. 15 UCLA on Saturday.
#49 Pepperdine 5, #56 Washington 2
Mar 24, 2015 at Malibu, Calif.
(Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center)
Singles competition (Order of finish: 2, 5, 3, 4, 6, 1)
1. Guilherme Hadlich (PEP) def. #89 Mitch Stewart (UW) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
2. Jake Douglas (UW) def. Stefan Menichella (PEP) 6-3, 6-2
3. Gal Hakak (UW) def. Rakshay Thakkar (PEP) 6-0, 3-6, 6-4
4. Pedro Iamachkine (PEP) def. Emmett Egger (UW) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
5. Luca Marquard (PEP) def. Viktor Farkas (UW) 6-3, 6-3
6. Lautaro Pane (PEP) def. Joao Barra (UW) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
Doubles competition (Order of finish: 1, 2, 3)
1. Emmett Egger/Jeff Hawke (UW) def. Guilherme Hadlich/Rakshay Thakkar (PEP) 6-3
2. Tom Hill/Pedro Iamachkine (PEP) def. Joao Barra/Viktor Farkas (UW) 6-4
3. Lautaro Pane/Luca Marquard (PEP) def. Gal Hakak/Mitch Stewart (UW) 7-5
