Pepperdine University
Penn
#2 Pepperdine Puts Down Penn 6-1
3/8/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
MALIBU, Calif. " The No. 2 Pepperdine women's tennis team dominated the courts against University of Pennsylvania at Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center on Thursday afternoon, commanding a 6-1 non-conference victory.
The Waves (8-1) clinched the match over Penn (5-8) with a two-set win by no. 28 Luisa Stefani on court one over Lina Qostal.
 | RESULTS |
Singles
1: #28 Luisa Stefani (PEPP) def. Lina Qostal (PENN) " 6-2, 6-3
2: #58 Evgeniya Levashova (PEPP) def. Ashley Zhu (PENN) " 6-0, 6-1
3: #76 Laura Gulbe (PEPP) def. Ria Vaidya (PENN) " 6-4, 6-1
4: #105 Dzina Milovanovic (PEPP) def. Jimena Rodriguez-Benito (PENN) " 6-0, 6-3
5: Adrijana Lekaj (PEPP) def. OJ Singh (PENN) " 6-1, 7-5
6: Jennifer Richards (PENN) def. No Player (PEPP) " won by default
Order of Finish: 6, 2, 4, 1*, 3, 5
Doubles
1: Luisa Stefani/Evgeniya Levashova (PEPP) def. Lina Qostal/Ashley Zhu (PENN) " 6-3
2: Ashley Lahey/Dzina Milovanovic (PEPP) def. OJ Singh/Jimena Rodriguez-Benito (PENN) " 6-2
3: Laura Gulbe/Adrijana Lekaj (PEPP) vs. Marta Kowalska/Marija Curnic (PENN) " 4-5, unfinished
Order of Finish: 2, 1*
| MATCH RECAP |
Although the Waves had the advantage, a withdrawal on court six resulted in the Quakers tying the action heading into singles play. Pepperdine was dominating on all other five courts, however, winning all first sets of action. On court two, No. 58 Levashova bested Ashley Zhu 6-0, 6-1 to help the cause and No. 105 Milovanovic was good for a 6-0, 6-3 win on court four over Rodriguez-Benito to put the Waves in a position to clinch.
Pepperdine would do just that as No. 28 Stefani defeated Qostal 6-2, 6-3 in the No. 1 position. The Waves then collected wins on courts three and five as No. 76 Laura Gulbe downed Ria Vaidya 6-4, 6-1 and Adrijana Lekaj bested OJ Singh 6-1, 7-5 to close the day 6-1 in the Waves' favor.
| NOTABLES |
- The Waves have gone 3-1 against opponents ranked in the top-12 of the Oracle/ITA rankings.
- Luisa Stefani currently has untarnished dual record with a 4-0 record.
- The No. 1 doubles position has gone 8-1 this season for the Waves in dual action.
- The Waves have gone 34-11 in singles action and 16-6 in doubles play this season.
- The Waves have six ranked in the Oracle/ITA singles rankings #10 Mayar Sherif, #19 Ashley Lahey, #28 Luisa Stefani, #58 Evgeniya Levashova, #76 Laura Gulbe and #105 Dzina Milovanovic.
- The team has three doubles pairs ranked with Sherif and Stefani ranking #38, Sherif and Lahey ranking #28 and Milovanovic and Levashova ranking #71.
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