April 3, 2015 Complete Results
MALIBU, Calif. -- The #15-ranked Pepperdine women's tennis team shut out San Francisco, 7-0, in West Coast Conference action on Friday afternoon. The Waves took the doubles point and did not drop a set in singles.
Pepperdine, first place in the league at 4-0, improves to 10-4 in 2015. The Dons drop to 8-7 overall and 3-2 in the WCC.
The home team took the early 1-0 lead after winning the doubles point vs. San Francisco. Lorraine Guillermo (Walnut, Calif./Rowland HS) and Apichaya Runglerdkriangkrai (Bangkok, Thailand/IMG Academy) first put away a 6-3 triumph over Andrea Ka and Marina Nikolic at No. 1.
Matea Cutura (Zagreb, Croatia/Gimnazija Birotehnika/DePaul) and Christine Maddox (Santa Monica, Calif./Santa Monica HS) clinched the point at No. 2, defeating Thyra Taune and Genevieve McCloskey, 6-3. The Waves' No. 2 duo is up to #25 in the rankings and now boasts an unblemished 9-0 record in 2015.
The Waves kept the momentum rolling in singles, not allowing the Dons a solitary set.
Michaela Capannolo (Melbourne, Australia/Genazzano FCJ College) dispatched McCloskey in straight frames, 6-2, 6-3, before Cutura served up a 6-2, 6-0 triumph over Milica Hadzi-Tanovic to make it a 3-0 dual.
Danielle Feneridis (Auckland, New Zealand/Westlake Girls HS) put Pepperdine out of reach at 4-0 following her straight-set win against Ines Teixerira at No. 6.
The Waves continued the winning ways, with Laura Gulbe (Riga, Latvia/Murjāņu Sporta Ģimnāzija) charting a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Taune at No. 2.
At No. 3, Runglerdkriangkrai defeated Nikolic 6-3, 7-5. In the top match, Guillermo rallied back from a 1-4 deficit in the first-set tiebreaker versus Ka to win 7-4. The senior kept in rolling in the second stanza, closing out the match 6-3.
The Waves conclude the week's action tomorrow, April 4 with an 11 a.m. dual vs. Santa Clara in Malibu.
San Francisco vs Pepperdine
Apr 03, 2015 at Malibu, Calif.
(Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center)
#15 Pepperdine 7, #69 San Francisco 0
Singles
1. #10 Lorraine Guillermo (PEP) def. #88 Andrea Ka (USF) 7-6 (4), 6-3
2. Laura Gulbe (PEP) def. Thyra Taune (USF) 6-0, 6-3
3. #95 A.Runglerdkriangkrai (PEP) def. Marina Nikolic (USF) 6-3, 7-5
4. Matea Cutura (PEP) def. Milica Hadzi-Tanovic (USF) 6-2, 6-0
5. Michaela Capannolo (PEP) def. Genevieve McCloskey (USF) 6-2, 6-3
6. Danielle Feneridis (PEP) def. Ines Teixerira (USF) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles
1. Lorraine Guillermo/A.Runglerdkriangkrai (PEP) def. Andrea Ka/Marina Nikolic (USF) 6-3
2. #25 Matea Cutura/Christine Maddox (PEP) def. Thyra Taune/Genevieve McCloskey (USF) 6-3
3. Danielle Feneridis/Michaela Capannolo (PEP) vs. Milica Hadzi-Tanovic/Sofia Holmberg (USF) 5-4, unfinished
Match Notes:
San Francisco 8-7, 3-2 WCC; National ranking #69
Pepperdine 10-4, 4-0 WCC; National ranking #15
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (5,4,6,2,3,1)