Pepperdine University
Pacific
#5 Waves Blank Pacific 7-0 at Home
3/30/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
MALIBU, Calif. -- Laura Gulbe clinched her third match in the last four duals at Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center on Friday afternoon, as she propelled the No. 5 Pepperdine women's tennis team to 7-0 West Coast Conference win against Pacific.
With the blank of Pacific (5-7, 1-1 WCC), the Waves (13-1, 3-0 WCC) have won the last seven-straight matches including three sweeps throughout.
 | RESULTS |
Singles
1: #25 Luisa Stefani (PEPP) def. Maayan Sela (UOP) -- 6-0, 6-1
2: #12 Mayar Sherif (PEPP) def. Dohee Lee (UOP) -- 6-2, 6-0
3: #60 Evgeniya Levashova (PEPP) def. Anna Ramos Vinolas (UOP) -- 6-1, 6-3
4: #95 Laura Gulbe (PEPP) def. Anneroos Nederstigt (UOP) -- 6-1, 6-0
5: Dzina Milovanovic (PEPP) def. Sabrina Rodriguez (UOP) -- 6-2, 6-1
6: Adrijana Lekaj (PEPP) def. Jessica Kaye (UOP) -- 6-0, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6, 1, 4*, 5, 2, 3
Doubles
1: #30 Luisa Stefani/Mayar Sherif (PEPP) def. Maayan Sela/Dohee Lee (UOP) -- 6-1
2: #70 Evgeniya Levashova/Dzina Milovanovic (PEPP) vs. Anna Ramos Vinolas/Karina Vyrlan (UOP) -- 5-1, unfinished
3: Laura Gulbe/Adrijana Lekaj (PEPP) def. Sabrina Rodriguez/Anneroos Naderstigt (UOP) -- 6-0
Order of Finish: 1, 2*
| MATCH RECAP |
Pepperdine would not stop the momentum in singles, carrying the energy en route to six first set wins to set the tone for the second-straight match. Lekaj dominated her match on six with a pair of 6-0 set wins to finish the first singles match of the day over Jessica Kaye. #25 Stefani would close up shop next with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Maayan Sela on court one.
With the clinch on the table, #95 Gulbe stepped up to the plate for the third time in the last four matches, downing her opponent 6-1, 6-0 on court four to win the overall match for Pepperdine.
Although the match was clinched, the winning ways weren't done, as Milovanovic would be the next to finish with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Savrina Rodriguez on court five. #12 Sherif stayed solid on court two towards a 6-2, 6-0 win over Dohee Lee. In the last match still in action, Levashova dominated Anna Ramos Vinolas with a 6-1, 6-3 final mark to secure the 7-0 conference sweep for her team.
| NOTABLES |
- The Waves have gone 3-1 against opponents ranked in the top-12 of the Oracle/ITA rankings.
- Pepperdine has won the last seven matches and has collected six sweeps this season.
- Laura Gulbe is on a seven-match winning streak in singles, while Evgeniya Levashova is on a six-match streak.
- In doubles, Ashley Lahey and Adrijana Lekaj have won six-consecutive matches.
- The No. 1 doubles position has gone 12-2 this season for the Waves in dual action.
- The Waves have gone 58-13 in singles action and 27-8 in doubles play this season.
- The Waves have five ranked in the Oracle/ITA singles rankings #12 Mayar Sherif, #15 Ashley Lahey, #25 Luisa Stefani, #61 Evgeniya Levashova and #95 Laura Gulbe.
- The team has three doubles pairs ranked with Sherif and Stefani ranking #30, Sherif and Lahey ranking #33 and Milovanovic and Levashova ranking #70.
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