MALIBU, Calif. – The No. 6 Pepperdine women's tennis team defeated Arkansas 4-1 on Sunday afternoon to win the 2020 ITA Kick-Off hosted at Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center.
RESULTS
#6 Pepperdine 4, Arkansas 1
DOUBLES
1. #34 Tatum Rice/Lauren Alter (ARK) def.
Lahey, Ashley/Failla, Jessica (PEPP) 6-4
2. Martina Zerulo/Jackie Carr (ARK) def.
Iamachkine,Anastasia/Olsen, Astrid (PEPP) 6-3
3.
Kuczer, Daria/Zaar, Lisa (PEPP) def. Thea Rice/Laura Rijkers (ARK) 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
SINGLES
1.
#1 Lahey, Ashley (PEPP) def. Tatum Rice (ARK) 6-3, 6-2
2.
#50 Failla, Jessica (PEPP) vs. #122 Martina Zerulo (ARK) 7-5, 3-3, unfinished
3.
#62 Iamachkine,Anastasia (PEPPW) def. #109 Jackie Carr (ARK) 6-3, 6-2
4.
Olsen, Astrid (PEPP) def. Lauren Alter (ARK) 6-2, 6-0
5.
Zaar, Lisa (PEPP) vs. Kelly Keller (ARK) 6-1, 5-4, unfinished
6.
#90 Kuczer, Daria (PEPP) def. Laura Rijkers (ARK) 7-5, 6-1
Order of finish: 4, 1, 3, 6
RECAP
The #6 Waves kicked off the day a bit slower than usual, dropping the doubles point to the Razorbacks.
Daria Kuczer and
Lisa Zaar brought home the lone doubles win in No. 3 doubles, going 6-2 over Thea Rice and Laura Rijkers before Nos. 1 and 2 dipped 6-4, 6-3.
The 1-0 lead did not phase Pepperdine, however, as they surged back in singles play. Finishing first was freshman
Astrid Olsen on court four, going 6-2, 6-0 over Laura Alter. The
#1 Ashley Lahey took a 6-3, 6-1 win on court one before
#62 Anastasia Iamachkine gave the Waves a 3-1 lead after beating #109 Jackie Carr 6-3, 6-2.
It was
#90 Daria Kuczer who clinched the match for Pepperdine, as she defeated Laura Rijkers in a come-from-behind first set and a 6-1 set two on court six.
UP NEXT
The #6 Waves will travel to Chicago, Ill. to compete in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships from Thursday, February 6 to Sunday, February 9 before heading to the central region of the country to take on Oklahoma and Oklahoma State on February 15
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