STILLWATER, Okla. – The #11 Pepperdine women's tennis team fell in a 4-3 decision to #14 Oklahoma State on Sunday afternoon in Oklahoma. The Waves now stand 4-3 on the season.
RESULTS
#14 Oklahoma State 4, #11 Pepperdine 3
DOUBLES
1. #7 Lisa Maria Rioux/Ayumi Miyamoto (OSU) def.
Ashley Lahey/Anastasia Iamachkine (PEPP) – 6-1
2.
Jessica Failla/Daria Kuczer (PEPP) vs Bunyawi Thamchaiwat/Lenka Stara (OSU) – 6-6, unfinished
3. Catherin Gulihur/Dariya Detkovskaya (OSU) def.
Astrid Olsen/Lisa Zaar (PEPP) – 7-6(4)
Order of finish: 1, 3
SINGLES
1.
#1 Ashley Lahey (PEPP) def. #45 Lisa Marie Rioux (OSU) – 6-4, 6-3
2. #28 Bunyawi Thamchaiwat (OSU) def.
#37 Jessica Failla (PEPP) – 6-3, 6-1
3.
#36 Anastasia Iamachkine (PEPP) def. #80 Ayumi Miyamoto (OSU) – 6-1, 6-2
4. Alana Wolfberg (OSU) def.
Astrid Olsen (PEPP) – 6-3, 6-4
5.
#124 Lisa Zaar (PEPP) def. Dariya Detkovskaya (OSU) – 6-3, 6-3
6. Lenka Stara (OSU) def.
Daria Kuczer (PEPP) – 6-4, 4-6, 6-0
Order of finish: 3, 5, 1, 4, 2, 6
RECAP
#11 Pepperdine switched up the doubles lineup once again but to no avail, dropping 6-1 on court one and 7-6(4) in a tie-break on court three to relinquish the doubles point to the Cowgirls.
In singles, #36
Anastasia Iamachkine made a statement in her win over #80 Ayumi Miyamoto on court three to put the Waves even with OSU at 1-1. #124
Lisa Zaar followed suit, defeating her court five opponent 6-3, 6-3 for the Pepperdine overall lead.
#1
Ashley Lahey had no trouble routing #45 Lisa Marie Rioux 6-4, 6-3 on court one, while the Waves faltered on courts two and four to even the score at 3-3.
Daria Kuczer fought to stay alive on court three, dropping her first set 4-6 but righting herself at 6-4 in the second set. Eventually, however, Kuczer fell 0-6 in the third, giving #14 Oklahoma State the 4-3 clincher on the day.
UP NEXT
The #11 Waves return home for the next two weeks, taking on the likes of #21 California Saturday at 12 p.m. at Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center.