SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The UC Santa Barbara Men's Tennis Team was defeated by the No. 53 Pepperdine Waves on Thursday afternoon. After losing out on the doubles point, the Gauchos fell 6-1 to the Waves in a series of competitive singles matches.
THE MATCH
Final: UC Santa Barbara 1, Pepperdine 6
Records: UC Santa Barbara (3-3), Pepperdine (3-6)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Starting off with doubles, Pablo Masjuan and Gianluca Brunkow prevailed in the first position with an easy 6-0 victory, while the other two courts were much closer affairs. After the Waves took the match on court three, all eyes looked to Luka Mrsic and Conrad Brown in the second position. Despite their best efforts, the doubles point was clinched in a 6-4 win by Pepperdine's Linus Halldin and George Davis.
The Waves then extended their lead with straight set wins on courts three and four. The match was clinched on court six when Robert Shelton overcame Conrad Brown to win 6-3, 6-2. Kai Brady had a strong start in the fifth position, but ultimately fell 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 to his opponent. No. 20-ranked Pablo Masjuan was defeated by No. 34-ranked Edward Winter, despite winning the second set in a close comeback attempt. Walking away with the singular victory of the day for the Gauchos was Gianluca Brunkow, who took both tiebreakers in back to back sets.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. #34 Pablo Masjuan/Gianluca Brunkow (UCSB) def. Christopher Papa/Maxi Homberg (PEPP) 6-0
2. Linus Halldin/George Davis (PEPP) def. Luka Mrsic/Conrad Brown (UCSB) 6-4 3. Pietro Fellin/Edward Winter (PEPP) def. Kai Brady/Lucca Liu (UCSB) 6-2
Singles
1. #34 Edward Winter (PEPP) def. #20 Pablo Masjuan (UCSB) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
2. Gianluca Brunkow (UCSB) def. Pietro Fellin (PEPP) 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1)
3. Christopher Papa (PEPP) def. Lucca Liu (UCSB) 6-3, 6-3
4. Linus Halldin (PEPP) def. Luka Mrsic (UCSB) 6-4, 6-2
5. Maxi Homberg (PEPP) def. Kai Brady (UCSB) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
6. Robert Shelton (PEPP) def. Conrad Brown (UCSB) 6-3, 6-2
UP NEXT
UC Santa Barbara will be back in action on Saturday, March 2 to face off against No. 46 Oregon. First serve is set for 1 p.m. at Arnhold Tennis Center.
