Pepperdine defeated Hawai'i, 4-0, in the first round today of the NCAA men's tennis tournament at Ralph-Straus Tennis Center in Malibu, Calif.

The Waves (19-6), who won their 16th consecutive match, advance to tomorrow's second round match against Stanford, which beat UC Santa Barbara, 4-0. The Rainbow Warriors, making their NCAA Tournament debut, finished 8-11.

"I'm awfully proud of our team," UH head coach John Nelson said in a story at the school's Web site. "We played one of the top teams in the country and I honestly thought we had a chance. We're all disappointed and that shows we weren't just content with getting here."

Pepperdine quickly won the Nos. 4, 5 and 6 singles and won the doubles point with two victories.

No. 13 Pepperdine def. No. 63 Hawai'i, 4-0

Singles

1. No. 11 Andre Begemann (PU) vs. Dennis Lajola (UH) 6-4, 2-0, unfinished

2. No. 98 Sascha Heinemann (UH) vs. No. 37 Bassam Beidas (PU), 6-4, 2-0, unfinished

3. Andreas Weber (UH) vs. No. 117 Omar Altmann (PU) 6-6, unfinished

4. James Lemke (PU) def. Spence Mendoza (UH), 6-1, 6-0

5. Mahmoud Kamel (PU) def. Jeff Fitch (UH), 6-1, 6-2

6. Brian Brogan (PU) def. Craig Faulk (UH), 6-0, 6-2

Order of Finish: 5, 4, 6

Did Not Finish: 1, 2, 3

Doubles

1. Begemann/Altmann (PU) def. Heinemann/Weber (UH), 8-5

2. Lajola/Fitch (UH) vs. Beidas/de Villiers (PU), 8-8, unfinished

3. Lemke/ Kamel def. Mendoza/Faulk, 8-3

Order of Finish: 1, 3

Did Not Finish: 2