Waves Fall in NCAA Championships Sweet Sixteen

Thursday, May 17

Winston-Salem, N.C.

4:00 PM

Pepperdine University

Georgia Tech

5/17/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis

May 17, 2018

Final Stats

Highlights | Tournament Central

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. " In a four-hour long NCAA Championship Sweet Sixteen match-up, the #12-ranked and #13-seeded Pepperdine women's tennis team fell 4-3 to #4-ranked and "seeded Georgia Tech at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex on Thursday night.

The Waves finish the team season with a 24-3 overall record, but will continue with the NCAA Championships Singles and Doubles Championships on May 23.

RESULTS

#12 Pepperdine 3, #4 Georgia Tech 4

Singles

1. #14 Paige Hourigan (GT) def. #27 Luisa Stefani (PEPP) " 4-6, 7-5, 6-1

2. #17 Ashley Lahey (PEPP) def. #60 Kenya Jones (GT) " 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 6-3

3. #22 Mayar Sherif (PEPP) def. Johnnise Renaud (GT) " 6-4, 6-4

4. #125 Ida Jarlskog (GT) def. #54 Evgeniya Levashova (PEPP) " 6-2, 2-6, 7-5

5. Nami Otsuka (GT) def. #91 Laura Gulbe (PEPP) " 6-1, 6-1

6. Victoria Flores (GT) def. Dzina Milovanovic (PEPP) " 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-3

Order of Finish: 5, 3, 1, 4, 2, 6*

Doubles

1. #13 Mayar Sherif/Luisa Stefani (PEPP) def. #1 Paige Hourigan/Kenya Jones (GT) " 6-3

2. #76 Evgeniya Levashova/Dzina Milovanovic (PEPP) def. #48 Ida Jarlskog/Victoria Flores (GT) " 7-5

3. Ashley Lahey/Adrijana Lekaj (PEPP) vs. Nami Otsuka/Johnnise Renaud (GT) " 5-6, unfinished

Order of Finish: 1, 2*

MATCH RECAP

Pepperdine came out strong in doubles action, stunning the Yellow Jackets with big action on all three courts. #13 Mayar Sherif and Luisa Stefani would thrill the Waves' fans in the stands as they dominated #1 Paige Hourigan and Kenya Jones 6-3 to open the action with a Pepperdine win on court one. Then, #76 Evgeniya Levashova and Dzina Milovanovic bested #48 Ida Jarlskog and Victoria Flores with a 7-5 win in the No. 2 position to send the Waves into singles play with the win.

The Waves continued to battle in singles, but would eventually fall just short. Georgia Tech took a win on five to even the score, but #22 Sherif downed Johnnise Renaud with a pair of 6-4 set wins on court three to put the Waves ahead 2-1. GT countered with a three-set win on one and continued with another three-set win on four to gain the lead.

#17 Lahey battled back from a 7-6 (6) first set loss on two to win her second set 7-6 (4). She then downed #60 Kenya Jones with a 6-3 third set win to tie the match and put all eyes on court six. Although Milovanovic forced a third set and played valiantly point-for-point, the Yellow Jackets picked up the three set win to secure a spot in the NCAA Elite Eight.

NOTABLES

The Waves have gone 3-2 against opponents ranked in the top-12 of the Oracle/ITA rankings.
Pepperdine has collected 13 sweeps this season.
Laura Gulbe and Evgeniya Levashova had a 16-match winning streaks before this match, while Mayar Sherif finishes the team season with a 14-match streak.
The No. 1 doubles position has gone 21-4 this season for the Waves in dual action, with Mayar Sherif and Luisa Stefani collecting a 16-2 record in the top-spot, including today's win over the top-ranked Georgia Tech pair.
The Waves have gone 104-20 in singles action and 50-15 in doubles play this season.

NEXT UP

The Waves will send four singles and one doubles pair into the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships beginning on May 23 in Winston-Salem, N.C.

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