Men's Tennis Outlasts Pepperdine in Another Road Thriller

Saturday, February 7

Malibu, Calif.

2:00 PM (PT)

UCLA

No. 24 Pepperdine

Rudy Quan

Photo by: Aaron Fang

Men's Tennis Outlasts Pepperdine in Another Road Thriller

February 07, 2026 | Men's Tennis

Results (PDF)

MALIBU, Calif. – The 15th-ranked UCLA men's tennis team prevailed again in an exciting finish on the road, outlasting No. 24 Pepperdine 4-2 at Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center. Rudy Quan provided the clinching victory.

Quan also helped secure the deciding doubles win to give the Bruins (4-2) a lead they would never relinquish. Cassius Chinlund and Spencer Johnson were also victorious in singles play. Gustavo Ribeiro de Almeida and Aleksa Pisaric briefly pulled the Waves (5-3) into a tie, but Johnson and Quan made the difference in three-set results.

Pepperdine struck first in doubles play on Court 1, where Pisaric and Lasse Poertner bested Johnson and Aadarsh Tripathi 6-3. Elevated to Court 2 for the first time as a pair, UCLA's Gianluca Ballotta and Emon van Loben Sels answered by dealing Edward Winter and Hugh Winter a 6-2 defeat.

Bruin freshman Bengt Reinhard made his dual doubles debut alongside Quan on Court 3 and the first-time tandem delivered in a pivotal moment. Going shot for shot opposite Ribeiro de Almeida and Maxi Homberg, Quan/Reinhard came out on top of a 7-6(7) decision.

Each side collected three initial sets in singles play and the bottom courts were first to finish. Chinlund picked up his fourth win in five dual tries and did so in a convincing manner, topping David Fix 6-1, 6-2 on Court 6. The Waves responded behind Ribeiro de Almeida and No. 124 Pisaric, who bested Tripathi (7-5, 6-4) and Andy Nguyen (6-1, 7-5) on Courts 5 and 4, respectively.

No. 118 Johnson put UCLA back in front, storming back to beat Edward Winter 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 on Court 1. Johnson matched Chinlund for the team-lead in dual singles victories, improving to 4-1.

No. 111 Quan trailed 2-4 in his third set with Homberg, but would take the final four games for his first career clinching win. The 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 result was finalized by Quan capturing a deuce point.

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The sophomore puts Pepperdine away in three sets, with a deuce point deciding it.#GoBruins pic.twitter.com/VJuM6ynTAy
— UCLA Men's Tennis (@uclatennis) February 8, 2026

The Bruins take a break from their road trip to host UNLV on Monday, Feb. 16. First serve from Los Angeles Tennis Center is set for 1 p.m. PT. The match was added to the teams' schedules in recent days.

Tennis Match Results
UCLA vs Pepperdine
2/7/2026 at Malibu, CA
(Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center)

#15 UCLA 4, #24 Pepperdine 2

Singles competition
1. #118 Spencer Johnson (UCLA) def. Edward Winter (PEPP) 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
2. #111 Rudy Quan (UCLA) def. Maxi Homberg (PEPP) 6-0, 3-6, 6-4
3. #100 Lasse Poertner (PEPP) vs. #35 Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) 3-6, 6-4, 4-2, unfinished
4. #124 Aleksa Pisaric (PEPP) def. Andy Nguyen (UCLA) 6-1, 7-5
5. Gustavo Ribeiro de Almeida (PEPP) def. Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) 7-5, 6-4
6. Cassius Chinlund (UCLA) def. David Fix (PEPP) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Aleksa Pisaric/Lasse Poertner (PEPP) def. Spencer Johnson/Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) 6-3
2. Gianluca Ballotta/Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) def. Edward Winter/Hugh Winter (PEPP) 6-2
3. Rudy Quan/Bengt Reinhard (UCLA) def. Maxi Homberg/Gustavo Ribeiro de Almeida (PEPP) 7-6 (9-7)

Match Notes:
UCLA 4-2; National ranking #15
Pepperdine 5-3; National ranking #24
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (6,5,4,1,2)