Mousheg Hovhannisyan

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: North Hollywood, Calif.
	High School: Continental Academy

	Height: 5-11
	Experience: 2V

05/16/2012

Pepperdine Men's Tennis Faces Tulsa on Friday in Round of 16

Waves open finals rounds of the NCAA Championship with a rematch against the Golden Hurricane.

05/12/2012

Waves Top Washington to Move on to Round of 16

Pepperdine advance to the third round of the NCAA Tournament, and will face Tulsa on May 18 in Athens, Ga.

05/11/2012

Pepperdine Defeats Green Bay, Plays Washington on Saturday

Waves set a new program record, winning 21 matches in a row.

05/09/2012

Waves Host Opening Rounds of NCAA Championship this Weekend

Pepperdine welcomes Green Bay, Washington and North Carolina State to the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center this Friday and Saturday.

04/28/2012

Men's Tennis Claims West Coast Conference Championship Crown

Waves win 42nd WCC Title since 1958, and the automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.

CAREER: Though two seasons is 34-18 in singles overall and 29-15 in duals ... Holds an overall record of 5-9 in doubles, including 2-5 in duals.

PEPPERDINE 2010-11: Went 19-10 in singles as a sophomore, and was 14-7 in duals ... Saw limited action on the doubles court and was 3-5 overall and 0-1 in duals ... Played between #4 and #6, primarily at #5 (7-7) ... Was a perfect 5-0 when playing in the #4 spot ... 2-2 versus ranked opponents ... Ended the season on a five-match singles win streak ... Recorded a three-set victory over Alberto Bautista to clinch a 4-3 team win over then-#7 Texas A&M.

PEPPERDINE 2009-10: Selected All-WCC honorable mention in singles as a freshman ... After enrolling in January, went 15-8 in singles (all duals) ... Played between #2 and #5, primarily at #4 (8-3) and #5 (6-1) ... Won all three of his singles matches at the WCC Tournament ... Ended the season with a six-match winning streak ... In doubles, went 2-4 overall (all duals).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from the Continental Academy in 2008 ... Also attended the City of Angels School from 2005-07 ... Though unseeded, reached the semifinals in both the boys' 18 singles and doubles events at the USTA National Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich. ... Won the boys' 18 doubles title at the 2009 Southern California Junior Sectional Championships ... Ranked as high as sixth nationally among boys' 16s ... Was a member of the USTA national team in Boca Raton, Fla.

PERSONAL: Born in Yerevan, Armenia ... Son of Stepan Hovhannisyan and Lusine Hovsepyan ... His father was a standout ping pong player in the Soviet Union ... Has one sister, Shushanih ... Chose Pepperdine because "I liked the campus and its beautiful view of the ocean and its natural surroundings, and the tennis team is great."

FAVORITES: Enjoys playing video games, going to movies and playing basketball ... Favorite pro tennis players are Andre Agassi, Roger Federer and Carlos Moya ... Favorite books are The Alchemist and The Book of Five Rings ... Favorite movies are Sherlock Holmes and Avatar ... Favorite TV show is House ... Favorite food is Armenian barbecue ... Favorite sports other than tennis are soccer, basketball and UFC ... Favorite things about tennis are "being active, competing and having all the control over how you perform."