SPOKANE, Wash. – After claiming a heavily contested doubles point, No. 23 Pepperdine defeated Gonzaga men's tennis 4-0 on Saturday at the Stevens Center.

The Bulldogs (9-9 overall, 1-4 WCC) won one doubles match but were outlasted in the other two. Jay Fairclough/Oscar Rashed fell 6-1, then Giovanni Branchetti/Kai-Luca Ampaw prevailed 6-4. The nationally ranked Waves (13-8 overall, 3-1 WCC) notched the doubles point by withstanding Gus Krauel/Diego Herrera 6-4.

In singles, Pepperdine dropped Ampaw (6-3, 6-1), Herrera (6-1, 6-3), and Tom Dunlop (7-5, 6-1) to clinch the overall match. The dual ended with Branchetti and Rashed each in their third set, while Fairclough battled in his second.

UP NEXT: The Bulldogs continue WCC play with a home dual against No. 7 San Diego at 10 a.m. tomorrow (April 13). For those unable to attend, live video and stats will be available at GoZags.com. Gonzaga closes the regular season at No. 75 Santa Clara on April 19.

MATCH NOTES
- Gonzaga men's tennis is 9-9 overall and 1-4 in WCC play this spring season, with wins against Eastern Washington (twice), Seattle (twice), Montana State, No. 69 Montana, UC San Diego, SDSU, and Portland.
- The Zags have dropped four straight after winning five out of six matches.
- Pepperdine is now 13-8 overall and 3-1 in WCC play.
- Pepperdine is ranked No. 23 on this week's ITA team rankings, landing as high as No. 19 in March.
- For ITA's doubles rankings, Pepperdine's Edward Winter/Hugh Winter are No. 73. Both played in doubles competition on Saturday, but did not pair up.
- This week, Edward Winter is ranked No. 19 in singles and Maxi Homberg is No. 82; however, neither competed in singles competition in Spokane.
- The No. 23-ranked Waves have beaten then-ranked teams in Texas A&M (#9), Arizona State (#24), Rice (#62), Vanderbilt (#39), Middle Tennessee (#47), Princeton (#26), Columbia (#9), and Santa Clara (#69).
- Pepperdine has fallen to then-ranked teams in Mississippi State (#9), Arizona (#10), TCU (#2), Baylor (#14), Pacific (#63), and UC Santa Barbara (#43).

DOUBLES NOTES
- The Zags are 24-24 in doubles matches this spring.
- Fairclough leads the Bulldogs in overall doubles wins (14-3), followed by Branchetti (11-6), Reeves (10-1), and Ampaw (7-8).

SINGLES NOTES
- The Zags are 45-43 in singles matches this season.
- Fairclough (9-3) and Ampaw (9-8) lead GU in singles wins, followed by Dunlop (7-7) and Rashed (6-5).

4/12 Dual Results:
No. 23 Pepperdine 4, Gonzaga 0

Doubles
1. Giovanni Branchetti/Kai-Luca Ampaw def. Edward Winter/David Fix (PEPP), 6-4
2. Aleksa Pisaric/Lasse Poertner (PEPP) def. Jay Fairclough/Oscar Rashed, 6-1
3. Chris Papa/Hugh Winter (PEPP) def. Gus Krauel/Diego Herrera, 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3

Singles
1. Giovanni Branchetti vs. Linus Carlsson Halldin (PEPP), 6-3, 3-6, 0-1 (unfinished)
2. Lasse Poertner (PEPP) def. Kai-Luca Ampaw, 6-3, 6-1
3. Aleksa Pisaric (PEPP) def. Tom Dunlop, 7-5, 6-1
4. Jay Fairclough vs. David Fix (PEPP), 3-6, 4-5 (unfinished)
5. Oscar Rashed vs. Hugh Winter (PEPP), 3-6, 6-3, 0-0 (unfinished)
6. Chris Papa (PEPP) def. Diego Herrera, 6-1, 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 6, 3