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Waves' Doubles Excel in Riviera/ITA Qualifying First Round
10/2/2018 7:40:00 PM | Women's Tennis
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. – Two doubles pairs from the Pepperdine women's tennis team advanced through the first round of the Riviera/ITA All-American Qualifying Draw on Tuesday at Riviera Tennis Club. #26 Ashley Lahey and Evgeniya Levashova and Jessica Failla and Anastasia Iamachkine recorded demanding wins over their competitors to advance.
TODAY'S RESULTS
Qualifying Rounds
Doubles
32: #26 Ashley Lahey/Evgeniya Levashova (PEPP) def. #30 Daniela Pedraza Novak/Sasha Belaya (Illinois) – 8-2
32: Jessica Failla/Anastasia Iamachkine (PEPP) def. #53 Felicity Maltby/Nell Miller (Texas Tech) – 8-0
Singles
32: #90 Meghan Kelley (Virginia) def. #41 Evgeniya Levashova (PEPP) – 2-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1
Consolation Singles
1: #41 Evgeniya Levashova (PEPP) def. #48 Jaclyn Switkes (Illinois) – 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
TOMORROW'S MATCHES
Qualifying Rounds
Doubles
32: #26 Ashley Lahey/Evgeniya Levashova (PEPP) vs. Anastasia Rychagova/Sofia Smagina (Kansas) – TBD
32: Jessica Failla/Anastasia Iamachkine (PEPP) vs. #32 Cameron Corse/Zoe Spence (Notre Dame) – TBD
RIVIERA/ITA ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
This is the 34th-consecutive year of the tournament that invites the nation's top Division I women's players to compete. In addition to vying for the All-American national title, players will be competing to secure a berth into the 2018 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships, which takes place November 7-11, in Surprise, Ariz. Singles quarterfinalists, consolations singles champion and finalist, along with doubles semifinalists and consolation doubles champion and finalist advance to the end of fall national championship.
COVERAGE
In addition to live tweets available for Pepperdine matches on Twitter, @WavesTennis, Pepperdine will be providing live stream coverages on the upper courts 1-6. Link: gowav.es/TEN1819LS.
NEXT UP
Next, the Waves will continue with the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships. Pepperdine will finish the qualifying round and main draw with a short trip to Pacific Palisades, Calif.
FOLLOW
Follow Pepperdine tennis on Facebook and Twitter @WavesTennis. For all the recent schedules, updates and more, go to www.PepperdineWaves.com.
TODAY'S RESULTS
Qualifying Rounds
Doubles
32: #26 Ashley Lahey/Evgeniya Levashova (PEPP) def. #30 Daniela Pedraza Novak/Sasha Belaya (Illinois) – 8-2
32: Jessica Failla/Anastasia Iamachkine (PEPP) def. #53 Felicity Maltby/Nell Miller (Texas Tech) – 8-0
Singles
32: #90 Meghan Kelley (Virginia) def. #41 Evgeniya Levashova (PEPP) – 2-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1
Consolation Singles
1: #41 Evgeniya Levashova (PEPP) def. #48 Jaclyn Switkes (Illinois) – 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
TOMORROW'S MATCHES
Qualifying Rounds
Doubles
32: #26 Ashley Lahey/Evgeniya Levashova (PEPP) vs. Anastasia Rychagova/Sofia Smagina (Kansas) – TBD
32: Jessica Failla/Anastasia Iamachkine (PEPP) vs. #32 Cameron Corse/Zoe Spence (Notre Dame) – TBD
RIVIERA/ITA ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
This is the 34th-consecutive year of the tournament that invites the nation's top Division I women's players to compete. In addition to vying for the All-American national title, players will be competing to secure a berth into the 2018 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships, which takes place November 7-11, in Surprise, Ariz. Singles quarterfinalists, consolations singles champion and finalist, along with doubles semifinalists and consolation doubles champion and finalist advance to the end of fall national championship.
COVERAGE
In addition to live tweets available for Pepperdine matches on Twitter, @WavesTennis, Pepperdine will be providing live stream coverages on the upper courts 1-6. Link: gowav.es/TEN1819LS.
NEXT UP
Next, the Waves will continue with the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships. Pepperdine will finish the qualifying round and main draw with a short trip to Pacific Palisades, Calif.
FOLLOW
Follow Pepperdine tennis on Facebook and Twitter @WavesTennis. For all the recent schedules, updates and more, go to www.PepperdineWaves.com.

































