Sunday, October 13
Tulsa, Okla.
Pepperdine University
at
ITA All-American Championships
#14 Lahey Captures ITA All-American Title for Third Straight Championship
10/13/2019 6:26:00 PM | Women's Tennis
TULSA, Okla. – No. 14 Ashley Lahey of the Pepperdine women's tennis team collected her third straight championship crown in as many weeks as she defeated the No. 4 Alexa Graham of North Carolina in the ITA All-American Championship Sunday afternoon.
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RESULTS
FINALS
#14 Ashley Lahey (PEPP) def. #4 Alexa Graham (UNC) – 6-4, 7-5
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RECAP
Rain and lightning aside, #14 Ashley Lahey's week in Tulsa culminated into gold on Sunday evening as she took down the #4 Alexa Graham of North Carolina for the second time in three weeks.
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The first set was all Lahey, taking the set by a score of 6-4 under the lights at the Case Tennis Center. Graham was not going down without a fight, however, as the second set went neck-and-neck until Lahey capitalized on her sixth match point and ran away with the 7-5 win for the tournament title.
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It is the third time the two have played each other in 2019, as the first match in May resulted in a Lahey loss, bumping her out of NCAA Singles Championship contention. The last matchup saw Lahey grab a commanding win as she beat Graham two weeks ago in the Oracle/ITA Masters quarterfinals.
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Lahey has gone undefeated this season, after winning both the Oracle/ITA Masters and the Women's Collegiate Invitational over the past two weeks. The ITA All-American Championships title is her third straight championship in three tournaments.
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NEXT UPS
Several Waves will travel south to San Diego this week to compete in the ITA Southwest Regionals beginning on Thursday, October 17. Â
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RESULTS
FINALS
#14 Ashley Lahey (PEPP) def. #4 Alexa Graham (UNC) – 6-4, 7-5
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RECAP
Rain and lightning aside, #14 Ashley Lahey's week in Tulsa culminated into gold on Sunday evening as she took down the #4 Alexa Graham of North Carolina for the second time in three weeks.
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The first set was all Lahey, taking the set by a score of 6-4 under the lights at the Case Tennis Center. Graham was not going down without a fight, however, as the second set went neck-and-neck until Lahey capitalized on her sixth match point and ran away with the 7-5 win for the tournament title.
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It is the third time the two have played each other in 2019, as the first match in May resulted in a Lahey loss, bumping her out of NCAA Singles Championship contention. The last matchup saw Lahey grab a commanding win as she beat Graham two weeks ago in the Oracle/ITA Masters quarterfinals.
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Lahey has gone undefeated this season, after winning both the Oracle/ITA Masters and the Women's Collegiate Invitational over the past two weeks. The ITA All-American Championships title is her third straight championship in three tournaments.
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NEXT UPS
Several Waves will travel south to San Diego this week to compete in the ITA Southwest Regionals beginning on Thursday, October 17. Â
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