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No. 27 Men's Tennis Selected to Baton Rouge Regional for NCAA Tournament
4/27/2026 2:36:00 PM | Men's Tennis
MALIBU, Calif. — No. 27 Pepperdine men's tennis has received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and will head to the Baton Rouge Regional hosted by LSU, with the opening two rounds set for May 1-2.
The Waves will take on No. 39 Michigan on Friday at 12 p.m. PT in the Round of 64. LSU will battle Alabama State in the other round of 64 matchup, with the two winners then squaring off Saturday at 3 p.m. PT.
The full NCAA Tournament bracket can be found here.
Pepperdine boasts a 7-2 all-time record against Michigan, with the most recent meeting coming in 2013. Pepperdine has won the past three matchups which spanned from 2009-13.
Pepperdine has posted a 17-9 overall record this season and secured a share of the West Coast Conference (WCC) Regular Season Title with a 6-1 mark in the conference.
The Waves posted 11 ranked victories on the season, including a top-five win at home over Stanford in February.
In doubles, Pisaric and Poertner plus Hugh Winter and Edward Winter received All-WCC Second Team recognition. Homberg and Almeida also received honorable mention in doubles.
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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To stay up-to-date on the latest Pepperdine men's tennis news, follow the Waves on social media:Â @PepperdineMTEN.
The Waves will take on No. 39 Michigan on Friday at 12 p.m. PT in the Round of 64. LSU will battle Alabama State in the other round of 64 matchup, with the two winners then squaring off Saturday at 3 p.m. PT.
The full NCAA Tournament bracket can be found here.
Pepperdine boasts a 7-2 all-time record against Michigan, with the most recent meeting coming in 2013. Pepperdine has won the past three matchups which spanned from 2009-13.
Pepperdine has posted a 17-9 overall record this season and secured a share of the West Coast Conference (WCC) Regular Season Title with a 6-1 mark in the conference.
The Waves posted 11 ranked victories on the season, including a top-five win at home over Stanford in February.
Lasse Poertner and Edward Winter were each recognized as First Team All-Singles competitors in the conference, with Aleksa Pisaric earning Second Team honors. Gustavo Ribeiro de Almeida, David Fix and Maxi Homberg also received honorable mention, giving the entire Pepperdine singles lineup a conference singles accolade.NCAA TOURNAMENT BOUND 🌊
— Pepperdine Men's Tennis (@PepperdineMTEN) April 27, 2026
The Waves are headed to the Baton Rouge Regional to begin the NCAA Tournament, taking on Michigan in the opening round!#MakeWaves pic.twitter.com/NKqtEW83BJ
In doubles, Pisaric and Poertner plus Hugh Winter and Edward Winter received All-WCC Second Team recognition. Homberg and Almeida also received honorable mention in doubles.
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.
FOLLOW
To stay up-to-date on the latest Pepperdine men's tennis news, follow the Waves on social media:Â @PepperdineMTEN.
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