Friday, March 15
Houston, Texas
9:00 a.m. PT
Pepperdine University
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Rice
Photo by: Sarah Otteman
#20 Pepperdine Defeats #41 Rice 4-2
3/15/2019 1:02:00 PM | Women's Tennis
HOUSTON, Texas – The #20 Pepperdine women's tennis team made it four wins in a row on Friday afternoon, defeating #41 Rice at the George R. Brown Tennis Center 4-2.Â
The Waves (7-3) earned the doubles win, before collecting singles victories by Ashley Lahey and Daria Kuczer on courts one and five respectively; and Jessica Failla on court threefor the clinch to win the overall.
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RESULTS
#20Â PEPPERDINE 4, #41 RICE 2
SinglesÂ
1: #56 Ashley Lahey (PEPP) def. Victoria Smirnova (RICE) - 7-6 (3), 6-2
2: Anastasia Smirnova (RICE) def. Adrijana Lekaj (PEPP) - 6-2, 6-1
3: #61 Jessica Failla (PEPP) def. Anna Bowtell (RICE) - 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
4: Prya Niezgoda (RICE) def. Satsuki Takamura (PEPP) - 6-2, 6-3Â
5: Daria Kuczer (PEPP) def. Linda Huang (RICE) - 6-1, 6-4
6: Anastasia Iamachkine (PEPP) vs. Diae El Jardi (RICE) - 6-3, 4-6, 2-3, unfinished
Order of Finish:Â 2, 4, 5, 1, 3*
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Doubles
1: #17 Jessica Failla/Anastasia Iamachkine (PEPP) def. #53 Priya Niezgoda/Anastasia Smimova (RICE) - 6-4
2: Ashley Lahey/Daria Kuczer (PEPP) def. Anna Bowtell/Victoria Smirnova (RICE) - 7-5
3: Adrijana Lekaj/Dzina Milovanovic (PEPP) - 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1*
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PLAY-BY-PLAY
Doubles was tight from start to finish, and Rice grabbed the first edge, defeating the Waves on court three. Pepperdine would not be so easily overturned, though, as the Waves evened the doubles scoring after Ashley Lahey and Daria Kuczer put down Anna Bowtell and Victoria Smirnova 7-5 on court two. On court one, #17 Jessica Failla and Anastasia Iamachkine then battled #53 Priya Niezgoda and Anastasia Smirnova towards a 6-4 Waves win to give Pepperdine the 1-0 leading heading into singles.
In singles, the opposition countered with a two-set win in the No. 2 position to tie the overall and then pulled ahead by one with another two-set victory in the No. 4 position. Â
The Waves got back to winning ways on court five, as Daria Kuczer put down Linda Huang with a 6-1, 6-4 final mark to even the dual score 2-2. Then, #56 Lahey would down Victoria Smirnova after an absolute battle on court one, taking a 7-6 (3) victory in the first set before dominating the second 6-2 to give the Waves an opportunity to clinch with two matches still in action.
On court three, #61 Failla would be up to the task. After falling 6-4 in her first set to Anna Bowtell, she came back strong in the second with a 6-3 win to force a third. In the final set, she would show let-up, crushing her opponent with a 6-0 final mark to clinch the win for her team. Iamachkine's match on court six went unfinished, although she had the advantage when it was abandoned in the third set.
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NEXT UP
Tomorrow, the Waves make the short trip to Austin to take on #8 Texas at 10 a.m. PT.
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FOLLOW
Follow the Waves all season @WavesTennis on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Check for schedules, results and recaps on www.PepperdineWaves.com
The Waves (7-3) earned the doubles win, before collecting singles victories by Ashley Lahey and Daria Kuczer on courts one and five respectively; and Jessica Failla on court threefor the clinch to win the overall.
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RESULTS
#20Â PEPPERDINE 4, #41 RICE 2
SinglesÂ
1: #56 Ashley Lahey (PEPP) def. Victoria Smirnova (RICE) - 7-6 (3), 6-2
2: Anastasia Smirnova (RICE) def. Adrijana Lekaj (PEPP) - 6-2, 6-1
3: #61 Jessica Failla (PEPP) def. Anna Bowtell (RICE) - 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
4: Prya Niezgoda (RICE) def. Satsuki Takamura (PEPP) - 6-2, 6-3Â
5: Daria Kuczer (PEPP) def. Linda Huang (RICE) - 6-1, 6-4
6: Anastasia Iamachkine (PEPP) vs. Diae El Jardi (RICE) - 6-3, 4-6, 2-3, unfinished
Order of Finish:Â 2, 4, 5, 1, 3*
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Doubles
1: #17 Jessica Failla/Anastasia Iamachkine (PEPP) def. #53 Priya Niezgoda/Anastasia Smimova (RICE) - 6-4
2: Ashley Lahey/Daria Kuczer (PEPP) def. Anna Bowtell/Victoria Smirnova (RICE) - 7-5
3: Adrijana Lekaj/Dzina Milovanovic (PEPP) - 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1*
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PLAY-BY-PLAY
Doubles was tight from start to finish, and Rice grabbed the first edge, defeating the Waves on court three. Pepperdine would not be so easily overturned, though, as the Waves evened the doubles scoring after Ashley Lahey and Daria Kuczer put down Anna Bowtell and Victoria Smirnova 7-5 on court two. On court one, #17 Jessica Failla and Anastasia Iamachkine then battled #53 Priya Niezgoda and Anastasia Smirnova towards a 6-4 Waves win to give Pepperdine the 1-0 leading heading into singles.
In singles, the opposition countered with a two-set win in the No. 2 position to tie the overall and then pulled ahead by one with another two-set victory in the No. 4 position. Â
The Waves got back to winning ways on court five, as Daria Kuczer put down Linda Huang with a 6-1, 6-4 final mark to even the dual score 2-2. Then, #56 Lahey would down Victoria Smirnova after an absolute battle on court one, taking a 7-6 (3) victory in the first set before dominating the second 6-2 to give the Waves an opportunity to clinch with two matches still in action.
On court three, #61 Failla would be up to the task. After falling 6-4 in her first set to Anna Bowtell, she came back strong in the second with a 6-3 win to force a third. In the final set, she would show let-up, crushing her opponent with a 6-0 final mark to clinch the win for her team. Iamachkine's match on court six went unfinished, although she had the advantage when it was abandoned in the third set.
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NEXT UP
Tomorrow, the Waves make the short trip to Austin to take on #8 Texas at 10 a.m. PT.
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FOLLOW
Follow the Waves all season @WavesTennis on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Check for schedules, results and recaps on www.PepperdineWaves.com
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