Failla Advances to ITA Regional Singles Semifinal

Saturday, October 20

San Diego, Calif.

9:00 a.m. PT

Pepperdine University

ITA Southwest Regional Championships

Photo by: Sarah Otteman

10/20/2018 5:12:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Tournament Central Draws

By: by Athletic Communications

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Jessica Failla advanced to the ITA Southwest Regional singles semifinal round after a win on Saturday at the Barnes Tennis Center. #26 Ashley Lahey and Evgeniya Levashova also advanced to the semifinal round in doubles after a pair of wins on day three of the tournament.

RESULTS
Singles
QF: #5 (newcomer/freshman) Salma Ewing (USC) def. #4 Ashley Lahey (PEPP) – 6-2, 6-4
QF: #3 (newcomer/freshman) Elysia Bolton (UCLA) def. #41 Evgeniya Levashova (PEPP) – 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
QF: Jessica Failla (PEPP) def. Ayan Broomfield (UCLA) – 6-4, 6-4

Doubles
16: #26 Ashley Lahey/Evgeniya Levashova (PEPP) def. Sophie Chow/Katharina Kukares (USD) – 8-0
16: Jessica Failla/Anastasia Iamachkine (PEPP) def. Nikola Dolakova/Maayan Sela (UH) – 8-4
QF: #26 Ashley Lahey/Evgeniya Levashova (PEPP) def. Samantha Alicea/Savannah Slaysman (ASU) – 8-3
QF: Abi Altick/Alaina Miller (UCLA) def. Jessica Failla/Anastasia Iamachkine (PEPP) – 8-3

TOMORROW'S MATCH-UPS
Singles
SF: Jessica Failla (PEPP) vs. #3 (newcomer/freshman) Elysia Bolton (UCLA) – 11:30 a.m.

Doubles
SF: #26 Ashley Lahey/Evgeniya Levashova (PEPP) vs. #29 Elysia Bolton/Jada Hart (UCLA) – 10 a.m.

ITA SOUTHWEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: THE PERKS
The ITA regional finalists earn a bid into the Oracle ITA Fall National Championships, to be played in Surprise, Ariz. from November 7-11.

NEXT UP
The Waves will continue with the ITA Southwest Regional Championships through Monday. Pepperdine then will close out the fall tournament season at the ITA Fall Championships from November 7-11.

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