No. 19 Pepperdine Holds Off Pioneers, 5-2

April 14, 2007

MALIBU, Calif. - Junior Adam Holmstrom (Eskilstuna, Sweden) was a double-winner today, but it wasn't enough as the No. 56 University of Denver lost to No. 19 Pepperdine, 5-2, in men's tennis action this afternoon at Ralph-Straus Tennis Center in Malibu, Calif. DU falls to 12-6 with the loss, while Pepperdine improves to 12-6.

"Adam had a great day with a nice win over the 13th-ranked player," DU head coach Danny Westerman said. "He and Nik also played well to defeat a very good doubles tandem."

Holmstrom improved his impressive record to 17-1 overall with the 6-4, 7-5 win over No. 13 Andre Begemann. He also teamed with Niklas Persson (Stockholm, Sweden) to knock off the No. 40 doubles tandem of Richard Johnson and Omar Altmann, 8-6.

DU won the doubles point with Holmstrom and Persson's win and a win from Nejc Smole (Ljubljana, Slovenia) and Kalle Rosen (Helsingborg, Sweden) at No. 2 doubles.

Holmstrom recorded the lone singles win for DU as Pepperdine won the remaining five singles matches.

The Pioneers return to action tomorrow at Loyola Marymount.

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