March 13, 2011
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MALIBU, Calif. - No. 34-ranked California men's tennis senior Pedro Zerbini came back after he dropped his first set, 6-1, to No. 17 Sebastian Fanselow to win in three sets, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, and provide the Golden Bears (8-3) with the clinching point in a 4-3 win over No. 13 Pepperdine (11-3) on Sun., Mar. 13, at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center. The victory was Cal's fifth straight and the third time the Bears defeated a top-15 team in the last four matches.
Zerbini and freshman Tommie Murphy made the first splash of the day as the duo defeated the Waves' No. 68-ranked team of Alex Llompart and Alfredo Moreno, 8-1, at the second court. Pepperdine had an answer, however, as Fanselow and Jenson Turner secured an 8-4 win over freshman Ben McLachlan and sophomore Riki McLachlan at No. 3 doubles.
The Bears grabbed their fifth straight doubles point on an 8-6 win by the 26th-ranked duo of junior Nick Andrews and sophomore Christoffer Konigsfeldt at the top court, where they took out the 30th-ranked doubles team of Hugh Clarke and Finn Tearney.
Pepperdine evened the score at one-all as No. 48 Llompart finished up a 6-3, 6-4 win over Andrews at No. 3 singles, but the Bears stiffened up and pulled out to a 2-1 lead as Ben McLachlan put the finishing touches on a 6-2, 6-4 win against Mousheg Hovhannisyan at court five.
Cal rode the Waves to shore and claimed a 3-1 lead when senior Bozhidar Katsarov came through with a 6-4, 6-2 win against David Sofaer at court six, but Pepperdine had one more push in it. At court two, No. 58-ranked Tearney edged No. 68-ranked sophomore Carlos Cueto for the first set with a 7-3 score in the tiebreaker before he won the second set, 6-3, to bring the Waves within a point at 3-2.
No. 34 Zerbini was unfazed in his quest as he came back from dropping his first set, 6-1, to No. 17 Fanselow, to complete a stunning 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 win that gave the Bears their fourth point. With the outcome decided, only No. 93-ranked Konigsfeldt was still on court. After forcing a third set against Moreno, Konigsfeldt couldn't finish off his opponent as Moreno won, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, to give the Waves a third point.
The Bears are back in Berkeley to host a midweek matinee as No. 17 Texas A&M (13-3) breaks from Big XII action to play in a 1:30 p.m. PT dual on Wed., Mar. 16, at the Hellman Tennis Complex. Please visit CalBears.com for more information and links to live scoring and streaming video.
No. 14 California 4, No. 13 Pepperdine 3
Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center | Malibu, Calif.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
New Records: Pepperdine (11-3), California (8-3)
Doubles
1. No. 26 Andrews/Konigsfeldt (CAL) def. No. 30 Clarke/Tearney (PEP) 8-6
2. Murphy/Zerbini (CAL) def. No. 68 Llompart/Moreno (PEP) 8-1
3. Fanselow/Turner (PEP) def. B. McLachlan/R. McLachlan (CAL) 8-4
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1* (California wins doubles point)
Singles
1. No. 34 Pedro Zerbini (CAL) def. No. 17 Sebastian Fanselow (PEP) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
2. No. 58 Finn Tearney (PEP) def. No. 68 Carlos Cueto (CAL) 7-6(3), 6-3
3. No. 48 Alex Llompart (PEP) def. Nick Andrews (CAL) 6-3, 6-4
4. Alfredo Moreno (PEP) def. No. 93 Christoffer Konigsfeldt (CAL) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
5. Ben McLachlan (CAL) def. Mousheg Hovhannisyan (PEP) 6-2, 6-4
6. Bozhidar Katsarov (CAL) def. David Sofaer (PEP) 6-4, 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 5, 6, 2, 1*, 4
