May 20, 2006
Notes:
No. 2 seed Pepperdine improves to 33-2 this season ... Waves are in QF for second straight year and 16th time overall(will try to make SF for first time since `86) ... Pepperdine's 57-5 record over the past two seasons is best in the country ... Pedro Ricowon his ninth straight match atNo. 2 singles...This was first meeting between the schools since 1995, Pepperdine leadsseries 3-2 ...Florida, aNo. 17-32 seed, finishes the season at 17-8 ... Gators were trying to reach SF for second straight year ... UF had won eight of its last nine entering today's match ... Two members from Pepperdine's `82 NCAA final team were in attendance - Brad Gilbert and current USC women's coach Richard Gallien.