Feb. 8, 2006

Malibu, Calif. - Senior Carlos Malet put up a Lion-sized fight Wednesday, but his 6-1, 4-6, 14-12 effort was not enough to prevent a 7-0 sweep by fourth-ranked Pepperdine Wednesday afternoon in Malibu. No. 4 Pepperdine remained a perfect 9-0, while LMU dropped to 1-5.

Malet was the last match off the court, as he tried to prevent the sweep by the nation's fourth-ranking team by fighting Oliver Hyams in the only three-set match of the afternoon.

In addition to Malet's battle at the No. 6 spot in singles, fellow senior Mike Wojnarowicz put up a fight against Ivor Lovrak at the No. 2 spot before falling 7-6, 6-3.

Wojnarowicz and Matt Phillips also kept things close at No. 1 doubles, pushing Scott Doerner and Andre Begemann to 8-6.

The match marked the third straight WCC match-up for the Lions. LMU will break from conference action to host Cal Poly Sunday at 1:00 p.m. at the LMU Tennis Center.

#4 Pepperdine 7, Loyola Marymount 0

Singles competition
1. Pedro Rico (PEP) def. Nico Terrien (LMU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Ivor Lovrak (PEP) def. Mike Wojnarowicz (LMU) 7-6, 6-3
3. Richard Johnson (PEP) def. Linas Cicenas (LMU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Andre Begemann (PEP) def. Matt Phillips (LMU) 6-1, 6-2
5. Omar Altmann (PEP) def. Michael Chan (LMU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Oliver Hyams (PEP) def. Carlos Malet (LMU) 6-1, 4-6, 14-12

Doubles competition
1. Scott Doerner/Andre Begemann (PEP) def. Mike Wojnarowicz/Matt Phillips (LMU) 8-6
2. Ivor Lovrak/Pedro Rico (PEP) def. Carlos Malet/Linas Cicenas (LMU) 8-0
3. Richard Johnson/Omar Altmann (PEP) def. Michael Chan/Nico Terrien (LMU) 8-2