No. 28 Men's Tennis Earns Share of WCC Regular Season Title, Defeats LMU

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — It was a special day for the No. 28 men's tennis team, as Pepperdine (15-8, 6-1 WCC) took down Loyola Marymount (16-4, 4-3 WCC) to earn a share of the West Coast Conference regular season championship. It's the fourth time in the last six seasons (since 2021) that the Waves have clinched at least a share of the title.

"Congrats to LMU on a great season," said Director of Tennis Adam Schaechterle. "They came into the match 16-3 with several ranked wins. We've wrestled with our doubles all year and are still searching for the right tandems. Another chance tomorrow to get that clicking."

The Waves dropped the doubles point in narrow fashion. David Fix and Edward Winter defeated Alex Padro Parra and Max Wuelfing (6-2), while Hugh Winter and Aleksa Pisaric fell 6-4 to Darius Tamaddon and Emil Kindhult. Maxi Homberg and Lasse Poertner came up short, falling 7-6 (7-3 tiebreaker) to Cesar Cruz and Kuba Hrynkiewicz.

Moving to singles, Homberg got the Waves on the board thanks to the help of Padro Parra, who retired during the second set.

On flight six, Hugh Winter took care of Tristan Messerli in straight sets (6-4, 6-1). Hugh is sharp going into tomorrow's regular season final at No. 35 UC Santa Barbara, having won five of his last six singles matches, which includes a 3-0 record in conference play.

Aleksa Pisaric extended the Waves' advantage to 3-1 following his victory over Kindhult. Pisaric fell 2-6 in set one before rebounding with a 6-3 win in set two. He clinched the point with a resounding 6-0 win in the third set. Fix tallied the clinching point on flight five with a straight-sets victory over Hrynkiewicz (7-6, 6-3). The sophomore has been otherworldly this season, racking up his sixth straight singles victory while reigning victorious in eight of his last 10. The Birkenfeld, Germany native has also won all six of his WCC singles matches and is 13-5 overall on the 2026 campaign.

Edward Winter's match was abandoned in the third set on flight one, while Poertner's match on two was also abandoned.

"This is the strongest our conference has been in my eight seasons and I'm proud of the guys for earning a share of the regular season title," added Schaechterle. "But, we all feel the sense that there is more work to do. That starts tomorrow with a very tough UCSB team on the road."

RESULTS

Singles

Edward Winter (PEPP) vs. Max Wuelfing (LMU): 6-7, 3-2, abandoned

Lasse Poertner (PEPP) vs. Cesar Cruz (LMU): 6-3,2-6, 0-1, abandoned

Aleksa Pisaric (PEPP) def. Emil Kindhult (LMU): 2-6, 6-3, 6-0

Maxi Homberg (PEPP) def. Alex Padro Parra (LMU): 6-2, retirement

David Fix (PEPP) def. Kuba Hrynkiewicz (LMU): 7-6, 6-3

Hugh Winter (PEPP) def. Tristan Messerli (LMU): 6-4, 6-1

Order of finish: 4,6,3,5

Doubles

David Fix/Edward Winter (PEPP) def. Alex Padro Parra (LMU): 6-2

Kuba Hrynkiewicz/Cesar Cruz (LMU) def. Maxi Homberg/Lasse Poertner (PEPP): 7-6 (7-3)

Darius Tamaddon/Emil Kindhult (LMU) def. Hugh Winter/Aleksa Pisaric (PEPP): 6-4

Order of finish: 1,3,2

The Waves will conclude the regular season tomorrow at No. 35 UC Santa Barbara, and then prepare for the WCC Championships, which take place next week Thursday through Saturday (April 23-25).

ABOUT PEPPERDINE MEN'S TENNIS

Pepperdine men's tennis has a longstanding tradition of success, highlighted by an NCAA Championship in 2006 which came 54 years after its first NAIA Championship in 1952. Robbie Weiss recorded the program's first NCAA singles championship in 1988 after the program saw doubles national championships in 1984 and 1985. 44-time WCC Champions, Pepperdine has reached 40 NCAA Tournaments and six NCAA Regionals in its history with 53 total All-Americans.

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