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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Pepperdine’s Bassam Beidas won a battle of nationally ranked competitors at #1 singles and the #13 Waves’ men’s tennis team posted a 5-2 victory at #36 Michigan on Sunday.
Beidas (Cairo, Egypt), who is #90 in the January ITA rankings, beat #73 Evan King in straight sets, 6-2, 7-6.
After dropping the doubles point, the Waves (3-2) needed to be successful in singles and they were, winning five of six bouts against the Wolverines (2-3).
Sophomore Alex Llompart (Carolina, Puerto Rico) and freshman Finn Tearney (Wellington, New Zealand) both won their singles matches at #3 and #5, respectively, and teamed up to win at #2 doubles.
The Waves have two home matches upcoming, as they host Fresno State on Wednesday (Feb. 17) at 1 p.m. and USC on Friday (Feb. 19) at 1 p.m.
#13 Pepperdine 5, #36 Michigan 2
Doubles
1) Jason Jung/Evan King (UM) def. Bassam Beidas/Hugh Clarke (PEP), 9-8 (7-5)
2) #52 Alex Llompart/Finn Tearney (PEP) def. George Navas/Mike Sroczyski (UM), 8-5
3) Chris Cha/Chris Madden (UM) def. Mousheg Hovhannisyan/Alejandro Moreno (PEP), 8-3
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles
1) #90 Bassam Beidas (PEP) def. #73 Evan King (UM), 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
2) #50 Jason Jung (UM) def. Mousheg Hovhannisyan (PEP), 6-2, 6-2
3) #70 Alex Llompart (PEP) def. Mike Sroczynski (UM), 6-0, 6-4
4) #96 Sebastian Fanselow (PEP) def. George Navas (UM), 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
5) Finn Tearney (PEP) def. Chris Madden (UM), 6-4, 6-4
6) Daniel Moss (PEP) def. Chris Cha (UM), 7-6 (7-2), 7-5
Order of finish: 3, 2, 5, 1, 6, 4
Records: Pepperdine 3-2, Michigan 2-3
