Pepperdine University
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Kansas (NCAA 2nd Round)
Lahey Clinches, Waves Advance to NCAA Sweet Sixteen
5/12/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
MALIBU, Calif. -- For the third-consecutive year, the #12 Pepperdine women's tennis team will advance to the NCAA Championships Sweet Sixteen after winning through the first two rounds of action at Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center. The Waves rallied back to defeat #18 Kansas 4-1, with sophomore Ashley Lahey clinching the dual for her team.
Pepperdine (24-2) will trek to Winston-Salem, N.C. this upcoming week to continue the NCAA Tournament hosted by Wake Forest. The team's Sweet Sixteen match will be against #4 Georgia Tech on Thursday at 4 p.m. PT.
 | RESULTS |
Singles
1. #27 Luisa Stefani (PEPP) vs. #63 Despoina Vogasari (KU) -- 6-7 (4), 5-4, unfinished
2. #17 Ashley Lahey (PEPP) def. Janet Koch (KU) -- 7-5, 3-6, 6-0
3. #22 Mayar Sherif (PEPP) vs. Nina Khmelnitckaia (KU) -- 7-5, 4-6, unfinished
4. #54 Evgeniya Levashova (PEPP) def. Maria Toran Ribes (KU) -- 6-0, 6-2
5. #91 Laura Gulbe (PEPP) def. Tatiana Nikoaeva (KU) -- 6-1, 6-2
6. Dzina Milovanovic (PEPP) def. Amber Policare (KU) -- 6-3, 6-2
Order of Finish: 4, 5, 6, 2*
Doubles
1. #13 Mayar Sherif/Luisa Stefani (PEPP) def. Nina Khmelnitckaia/Tatiana Nikolaeva (KU) -- 7-5
2. Janet Koch/Amber Policare (KU) def. #76 Evgeniya Levashova/Dzina Milovanovic (PEPP) -- 6-4
3. Despoina Vogasari/Maria Toran Ribes (KU) def. Ashley Lahey/Adrijana Lekaj (PEPP) -- 7-6 (6)
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3*
| MATCH RECAP |
In her standard fashion, #54 Evgeniya Levashova made quick work of her opponent, collecting her 16th-straight win with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Maria Toran Ribes on court four. #91 Laura Gulbe also tabbed her 16th-consecutive victory with a court five 6-1, 6-2 win over Tatiana Nikolaeva to put the Waves ahead for the first time in the match.
On court six, Dzina Milovanovic would put Pepperdine in a position to clinch after securing a 6-3, 6-2 win over Amber Policare.
With all top-three courts still in action, the match was still any teams to take. #17-ranked Ashley Lahey would do the honors, however, as she took down Janet Koch in a three-set battle 7-5, 3-6, 6-0 to clinch the overall dual for the Waves and send her team to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen match for the third straight season.
| NOTABLES |
- The Waves have gone 3-1 against opponents ranked in the top-12 of the Oracle/ITA rankings.
- Pepperdine has collected 13 sweeps this season.
- Laura Gulbe and Evgeniya Levashova are on 16-match winning streaks, while Mayar Sherif has won 13-consecutive matches respectively.
- The No. 1 doubles position has gone 20-4 this season for the Waves in dual action, with Mayar Sherif and Luisa Stefani collecting a 15-2 record in the top-spot.
- The Waves have gone 102-16 in singles action and 48-15 in doubles play this season.
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