MALIBU, Calif. – 14^th-ranked Ashley Lahey of the Pepperdine women's tennis team took complete control Sunday morning, defeating #9 Jada Hart of UCLA to be crowned champion of the 2019 Oracle/ITA Masters in front of a home crowd at the Malibu Racquet Club. She is the first Wave to earn the title in the tournament's five-year history.
 
 
RESULTS
#14 Ashley Lahey (PEPP) def. #9 Jada Hart (UCLA) 6-3, 6-0



RECAP
The Waves senior took no time in crowning herself champion, defeating UCLA's #9 Jada Hart in straight sets. Beside a little back and forth at the beginning of the first, Lahey left Hart in the dust, winning set one on Hart net ball.
 

The second set was all Lahey, as she allowed no points from her opponent. After five four consecutive points from the #14 Lahey, Hart sent Lahey's final serve into the fence to end the match.
 
The championship is the first under Lahey and Pepperdine's belt, as the tournament has only existed for five years.
 
 
UP NEXT
Several Waves will participate in the Riviera Invitational next week, beginning Wednesday and running until Sunday in Pacific Palisades, Calif., while others will trek to Tulsa, Okla. for the ITA All-American Championships.