MALIBU, Calif. - The Pepperdine women's tennis team won by the score of 7-0 for the first time this season as the Waves downed rival Loyola Marymount on Thursday afternoon.

With the win, Pepperdine added another point to its total in the PCH Challenge, a season-long all-sport competition between the Waves (8-12) and the Lions (3-13). Pepperdine now leads 10.5 to 7.5.

The Waves won the doubles point with strong showings at the #1 and #2 positions. LMU claimed its only victory of the day at #3 doubles, but it was after the point had already been decided.

Pepperdine had a dominating performance in singles, winning all six in straight sets. Eight of the 12 sets were decided by 6-1 scores, and only one set went beyond 6-2. Two Waves -- junior Anamika Bhargava (Collierville, Tenn./Houston HS) at #2 and senior Tania Rice (Burlington, Ontario, Canada/Robert Bateman HS) at #6 -- posted the most lopsided wins, as each was victorious 6-1, 6-1.

Earlier this season, the Waves beat Denver by the score of 6-0 but doubles wasn't played on that day.

The Waves, who are in the midst of playing their final 12 regular-season matches at home, are back in action on Sunday (April 11) against San Francisco at 1 p.m.

#54 Pepperdine 7, Loyola Marymount 0

Doubles

• 1) Anamika Bhargava/Marie Zalameda (PEP) def. Jasmin Heckel/Shauna Morgan (LMU), 8-4
• 2) Arianna Colffer/Ali Walters (PEP) def. Bliss Nixon/Melissa Valenzuela (LMU), 8-2
• 3) Elisaveta Pironkova/Jane Pringle (LMU) def. Andrea Oates/Tania Rice (PEP), 8-6

Order of finish: 2, 1, 3

Singles

• 1) #87 Arianna Colffer (PEP) def. Jasmin Heckel (LMU), 6-1, 6-2
• 2) #120 Anamika Bhargava (PEP) def. Jane Pringle (LMU), 6-1, 6-1
• 3) Ali Walters (PEP) def. Estelle LaPorte (LMU), 6-1, 6-2
• 4) Andrea Oates (PEP) def. Melissa Valenzuela (LMU), 6-1, 6-2
• 5) Marie Zalameda (PEP) def. Bliss Nixon (LMU), 6-4, 6-1
• 6) Tania Rice (PEP) def. Elisaveta Pironkova (LMU), 6-1, 6-1

Order of finish: 2, 6, 3, 4, 1, 5

Records: #54 Pepperdine 8-12, Loyola Marymount 3-13