Pepperdine University

Malibu, United States

27 of today's pros played college tennis here.

Zach Stephens #1088 ATP, came at 17
Sebastian Fanselow #1439 ATP, came at 17
Janice Tjen #46 WTA, came at 19
Mayar Sherif #52 WTA, came at 20
Lisa Zaar #276 WTA, came at 19
Savannah Broadus #304 WTA, came at 19
Sonja Zhiyenbayeva #381 WTA, came at 19
Edward Winter #401 ATP, came at 19
Eero Vasa #473 ATP, came at 24
Adrian Oetzbach #549 ATP, came at 20
Daniel De Jonge #571 ATP, came at 21
Daria Kuczer #602 WTA, came at 20
Pietro Fellin #618 ATP, came at 19
Duru Soke #775 WTA, came at 18
Gustavo Ribeiro De Almeida #809 ATP, came at 19
Jenna Defalco #875 WTA, came at 20
Maximilian Homberg #883 ATP, came at 19
Astrid Brune Olsen #925 WTA, came at 20
Ziva Falkner #993 WTA, came at 23
Jessica Failla #1023 WTA, came at 20
Christopher Papa #1041 ATP, came at 22
Shihomi Li Xuan Leong #1158 WTA, came at 18
Aleksa Pisaric #1292 ATP, came at 18
David Fix #1340 ATP, came at 19
Lasse Poertner #1395 ATP, came at 18
Photos Photiades #1994 ATP, came at 19
Petr Iamachkine #2241 ATP, came at 18

Pepperdine University's men's and women's college tennis teams (NCAA Division I, West Coast Conference) play at the nine-court Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center on the Malibu campus. Its coaches also run Nike tennis camps there for juniors 5 to 18 and for adults.

9 lit courts at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center

Programmes and prices

What they sell and what it costs, as published on Oct 15, 2026.

Men's varsity team (NCAA Division I, West Coast Conference): full-time student-athletes, men, by recruitment. USD 74,370 / year tuition · USD 99,258 / year full cost of attendance
Women's varsity team (NCAA Division I, West Coast Conference): full-time student-athletes, women, by recruitment. USD 74,370 / year tuition · USD 99,258 / year full cost of attendance
Nike winter tennis camp, 4 days: kids and juniors 5 to 18 (full day from 7). USD 479 half day · USD 849 full day
Nike winter tennis camp, 5 days: kids and juniors 5 to 18 (full day from 7). USD 599 half day · USD 949 full day
Competition camp, 3 days: juniors 7 to 18, intermediate and advanced. USD 649
Nike adult tennis camp, 3 days: adults 18 and over, all levels. USD 855
Nike summer tennis camp 2027 (half day, full day, overnight): kids and juniors 5 to 18; overnight from 9. Price on request

Deals and codes

10% off camps for Pepperdine employees (not for high-school-age campers)

The facts

Courts: 9 (lit courts at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center, seating for nearly 2,000)
Men's NCAA title: 1 (national champions in 2006; 44 NCAA tournament appearances)
Women's WCC titles in a row: 12 (conference tournament won 12 years running, the latest in April 2026)
Men's All-Americans: 52 (players named 90 times since 1945, their record book; women 25 players, 49 times)
Tuition a year: USD 74,370 (2026-27, new students; full cost of attendance USD 99,258)
Camps from: USD 479 (4-day half-day winter camp, Dec 2026; adult camp USD 855)
Boarding: Campus dorms; overnight summer camp
School on site: It is a university
From age: 5
Adults: 3-day adult camp, Jan 2027
Visits: Home matches free to watch
Campus: Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center, Malibu
How to get in: Teams: by recruitment, NCAA eligibility needed; the women's team has an online recruit questionnaire, the men's pages give only the coaches' contacts. Camps: open to all levels, grouped after an evaluation
Visits and trials: Home matches at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center free to watch (2025); no campus tour or trial stated on the tennis pages
College: This is a college team: NCAA Division I in the West Coast Conference; men's NCAA champions 2006, women NCAA runners-up 2021 (their own records)

Coaches

Adam Schaechterle, Director of Tennis, men's head coach since 2018
Tassilo Schmid, Women's head coach since 2025
Diego Castillo, Men's assistant coach
Max Koller, Men's assistant coach, since 2026
Ben Beekman, Women's assistant coach, camp co-director
Sami Ozzor, Women's assistant coach
Tucker Fortson, Junior camp co-director, campus tennis programming
Martin Parkes, Adult camp director

Tournaments they host

ITA Southwest Regional Championships. Oct 15 to 20, 2026, men's college players from 14 schools
NCAA Tournament, first and second rounds. May 1 to 2, 2026, women's college teams; hosted many times since 1999
ITA Kickoff Weekend. January, women's college teams; hosted nine seasons in a row up to 2025
Home team matches. Spring college season, 11 women's home matches in 2026, January to April

Where it is

24255 Pacific Coast Hwy, Malibu, CA 90263, United States.

Nearest airport: Los Angeles (LAX), 30 km

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