Feb. 1, 2014
Complete Results
IRVINE, Calif. - The #44 Pepperdine women's tennis team earned its first win of the 2014 season, posting a 6-1 decision against #38 UC Irvine on the road. The Waves were dominant in singles, winning four of the six matches in straight sets.
The Anteaters (1-3) challenged the Waves in doubles. Both squads won a match, but Matea Cutura (Zagreb, Croatia/Gimnazija Birotehnika/DePaul) and Ale Granillo (Pachuca, Mexico/Instituto Hidalgo) edged Marivick Mamiit and Sarah Gong 6-4 to clinch the point from the No. 2 spot in the lineup.
Pepperdine (1-1) controlled the tempo in singles from the start, winning first sets on five of the six courts.
Yuki Chiang (Ojai, Calif./Campbell Hall HS) made her debut in the singles lineup with a dominant 6-0, 6-1 triumph over Kat Facey on court five.
Lorraine Guillermo (Walnut, Calif./Rowland HS) and Cutura also won in straight sets to give the Waves their third and fourth points.
At No. 3, Granillo handily won her first set against Gong 6-2 before finding herself in a close battle in set two. Tied 6-6 in the second, Granillo won the tiebreaker 10-8 and stopped the match from going to a deciding third frame.
Pepperdine's final point of the day came courtesy of Michaela Capannolo (Melbourne, Australia/Genazzano FCJ College). The sophomore shut out Ali Facey 6-0 in set one before the Anteater took set two by a 6-3 tally.
Capannolo got back on track, however, with a solid performance in the 10-point tiebreaker and allowed only two points en route to the victory.
Pepperdine makes its 2014 debut at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center next Saturday, Feb. 8 with a 1 p.m. match vs. San Diego State.
Pepperdine vs UC Irvine
Feb 01, 2014 at Irvine, Calif.
(Anteater Tennis Stadium)
#44 Pepperdine 6, #38 UC Irvine 1
Singles
1. #19 Lorraine Guillermo (PEP) def. Marivick Mamiit (UCI) 6-4, 6-2
2. #79 Matea Cutura (PEP) def. Franziska Goettschin (UCI) 6-4, 6-1
3. Ale Granillo (PEP) def. Sarah Gong (UCI) 6-2, 7-6 (10-8)
4. Michaela Capannolo (PEP) def. Ali Facey (UCI) 6-0, 1-6, 10-2
5. Yuki Chiang (PEP) def. Kat Facey (UCI) 6-0, 6-1
6. Sarah Stadfelt (UCI) def. Danielle Feneridis (PEP) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles
1. Ali Facey/Franziska Goettschin (UCI) def. Michaela Capannolo/Lorraine Guillermo (PEP) 7-5
2. Matea Cutura/Ale Granillo (PEP) def. Marivick Mamiit/Sarah Gong (UCI) 6-4
3. Yuki Chiang/P. Salirathavibhaga (PEP) def. Kat Facey/Brooke Schweyer (UCI) 6-1
Match Notes:
Pepperdine 1-1; National ranking #44
UC Irvine 1-3; National ranking #38
