SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Coming off a 6-1 victory over LMU, No. 31 Santa Clara (15-4; 2-1) dropped its first West Coast Conference match of the year to No. 7 Pepperdine 6-1. Despite the loss, freshman Ilya Osintsev shined on the individual level. Osintsev accounted for both Santa Clara victories.
In singles, No. 7 Pepperdine used its three top-75 ITA ranked singles players to pick up five wins in singles play. In the No. 5 spot, Osintsev downed Jensen Turner in straight sets to avoid the singles sweep.
Although Pepperdine picked up two doubles victories, Osintsev and sophomore John Lamble teamed up for a 7-5 victory over a ranked opponent. Lamble and Osintsev upset No. 2 Alex Llompart and Finn Tearney 7-5.
The Broncos battle USF this Wed., Apr. 4 at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, Calif. then return home to battle Cal Poly on Sat., Apr. 7 at 10 a.m.
Pepperdine |
Santa Clara University |
Winner |
Score |
|
#1 Singles |
#9 Sebastian Fanselow |
#111 Kyle Dandan |
Pepperdine |
6-1, 6-1 |
#2 Singles |
#16 Finn Tearney |
John Lamble |
Pepperdine |
6-0, 2-6, 6-1 |
#3 Singles |
Alex Llompart |
Pepperdine |
6-2, 6-1 |
|
#4 Singles |
#72 Mousheg Hovhannisyan |
Pepperdine |
6-3, 6-2 |
|
#5 Singles |
Jenson Turner |
Ilya Osintsev |
Santa Clara University |
7-5, 6-3 |
#6 Singles |
Hugh Clarke |
Pepperdine |
6-4, 6-2 |
|
#1 Doubles |
#2Alex Llompart |
Ilya Osintsev |
Santa Clara University |
5-7 |
#2 Doubles |
Sebastian Fanselow |
Kyle Dandan |
Pepperdine |
8-5 |
#3 Doubles |
Hugh Clarke |
Eugene Muchynski |
Pepperdine |
8-6 |
Match Notes:
Santa Clara 15-4, 2-1 WCC; National ranking #31
Pepperdine 13-6, 2-0 WCC; National ranking #7
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,4,6,3,5,2)