MALIBU, Calif. – Four members of the Pepperdine women's tennis team completed a successful first day of the inaugural Women's Collegiate Invitational at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center.
 
RESULTS
SINGLES – Round of 32
1. #14 Ashley Lahey (PEPP) def. Alexandra Sanford (UNC) 6-4, 6-3
1. #32 Jessica Failla (PEPP) def. Petra Hule (FSU) 6-0, 6-1
1. Anastasia Iamachkine (PEPP) def. Giulia Pairone (MICH) 6-0, 7-5
 
SINGLES – Round of 16
2. #14 Ashley Lahey (PEPP) def. Valentina Ivanova (CAL) 6-3, 6-2
2. #32 Jessica Failla (PEPP) def. #26 Chiara Lommer (MICH) 6-1, 6-0
2. Anastasia Iamachkine (PEPP) def. #24 Julia Rosenqvist (CAL) 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-4
 
DOUBLES
1. Sasha Hills/Petra Hule (FSU) def. Ashley Lahey/Lisa Zaar (PEPP) 6-4
1. Vivian Wolf/Lea Ma (UGA) def. #9 Jessica Failla/Anastasia Iamachkine (PEPP) 7-5
 
RECAP
As all Waves players went undefeated in singles, #32 Jessica Failla and Anastasia Iamachkine saw defeats of top-30 ranked opponents. Failla beat the #26 player in the country in Michigan's Chiara Lommer 6-1, 6-0 in the second round, as Iamachkine upset #24 Julia Rosenqvist of California 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-4 to advance into the tournament quarterfinals.
 
After winning last weekend's Oracle/ITA Masters, senior #14 Ashley Lahey showed no signs of wear and tear, as she defeated both of her opponents in straight sets, taking a 6-4, 6-3 win over Alexandra Sanford of a talented North Carolina team and then a 6-3, 6-2 win over California's Valentina Ivanova.
 
NEXT ROUNDS
Doubles matches will begin Friday morning at 10 a.m., with singles matches starting at 11 a.m.
 
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