April 28, 2018 Final Stats
CLAREMONT, Calif. " The 11th-ranked and top-seeded Pepperdine women's tennis team won its sixth-consecutive West Coast Conference Championship title with a 4-1 win over PCH Cup rivals and 3rd-seeded Loyola Marymount on Saturday afternoon at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center.
Dzina Milovanovic clinched the Waves' win with a two-set victory on court five, advancing Pepperdine's record to 22-2 overall this season. It is the 31st time in 33 seasons that the Waves have played in the title match and the 28th time Pepperdine has won the tournament since it began in 1986.
The NCAA Selection Show will air on May 1 at 2 p.m. PT.
 | RESULTS |
#11 Pepperdine 4, Loyola Marymount 1Singles
1. #18 Ashley Lahey (PEPP) def. #45 Veronica Miroshnichenko (LMU) " 6-4, 6-4
2. #22 Mayar Sherif (PEPP) vs. Eva Marie Voracek (LMU) " 6-3, 1-6, 1-1, unfinished
3. #52 Evgeniya Levashova (PEPP) def. Siobhan Anderson (LMU) " 6-1, 6-3
4. #93 Laura Gulbe (PEPP) vs. Yesica De Lucas (LMU) " 6-7 (4), 2-0, unfinished
5. Dzina Milovanovic (PEPP) def. Elvira Juravliova (LMU) " 6-2, 6-4
6. Adrijana Lekaj (PEPP) def. Anna Romeka (LMU) " 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 6, 1, 5*
Doubles
1. #30 Veronica Miroshnichenko/Eva Maria Voracek (LMU) def. #75 Evgeniya Levashova/Dzina Milovanovic (PEPP) " 6-2
2. Siohban Anderson/Anna Romeka (LMU) def. Ashley Lahey/Adrijana Lekaj (PEPP) " 7-5
3. Mayar Sherif/Laura Gulbe (PEPP) def. Elvira Juravliova/Yesica De Lucas (LMU) " 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2*
| WCC ALL-TOURNAMENT |
#1 Doubles " Veronica Miroshnichenko and Eva Marie Voracek, Loyola Marymount
#2 Doubles " Siohban Anderson and Anna Romeka, Loyola Marymount
#3 Doubles " Mayar Sherif and Laura Gulbe, Pepperdine
#1 Singles " Ashley Lahey, Pepperdine
#2 Singles " Nevada Apollo, Gonzaga
#3 Singles " Evgeniya Levashova, Pepperdine
#4 Singles " Yesica De Lucas, Loyola Marymount
#5 Singles " Dzina Milovanovic, Pepperdine
#6 Singles " Vanessa Nommensen, Saint Mary's
| MATCH RECAP |
Although the Waves struck first in doubles as
Mayar Sherif and
Laura Gulbe downed Yesica De Lucas and Elvira Juravliova 6-2 on court three, the Lions rallied to win on courts one and two to head into singles with the 1-0 advantage.
Pepperdine came out of the break stronger than the opposition, collecting first set wins on all but one court. No. 52-ranked WCC Freshman of the Year Evgeniya Levashova finished her match first after dominating Siobhan Anderson 6-1, 6-3 on court three to tie things up. Then Adrijana Lekaj bested Anna Romeka with a pair of 6-1 set wins on six to give Pepperdine the team's first lead of the day.
No. 18 Ashley Lahey put the Waves one-point away from the clinch after she downed No. 45 Veronica Miroshnichenko 6-4, 6-4 on court one. Dzina Milovanovic clinched both matches this weekend for Pepperdine, earning the Waves' the crown with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Elvira Juravliova on court five to close the day with the 4-1 Waves' win.
| NOTABLES |
- This was Pepperdines 28th WCC Tournament win in 33 seasons and sixth-consecutive victory.
- The Waves have played in the WCC Championship match for 31-consecutive seasons and have only not been in the title match once in 33 seasons.
- Pepperdine won all nine WCC matches this season, including eight by straight-set sweeps, to earn the team's 7th-straight WCC regular season crown.
- The Waves have gone 3-1 against opponents ranked in the top-12 of the Oracle/ITA rankings.
- Pepperdine has collected 12 sweeps this season.
- Laura Gulbe and Evgeniya Levashova are on a 14-match winning streaks, while Mayar Sherif has won 12-consecutive matches respectively.
- The No. 1 doubles position has gone 18-4 this season for the Waves in dual action, with Mayar Sherif and Luisa Stefani collecting a 13-2 record in the top-spot.
- The Waves have gone 97-16 in singles action and 45-13 in doubles play this season.
| NEXT UP |
The NCAA Selection Show will air on May 1 at 2 p.m. PT on NCAA.com.
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