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Women's Tennis Releases Full 2021-22 Schedule
10/21/2021 10:24:00 AM | Women's Tennis
MALIBU, California – The defending NCAA runner-up Pepperdine women's tennis program released its full 2021-22 schedule on Thursday.
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The Waves will compete against nine NCAA Tournament teams from 2021, including three teams Pepperdine beat in the tournament: Stanford (second round), Michigan (third round) and UCLA (national quarterfinals). All in all, Pepperdine will play six schools that won an NCAA Tournament match last season.
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The home slate is highlighted by matches against California, Columbia, San Diego, Stanford, Princeton, UCLA and USC.
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Pepperdine has been selected as one of 16 hosts for the ITA Kickoff Weekend at the end of January, hosting Columbia, Colorado and Notre Dame at Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center. The winner of that event moves on to the ITA National Women's Team Indoor Championships at the University of Wisconsin in February.
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"We are looking forward to competing against great competition and seeing if we are making progress," head coach Per Nilsson said.
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The Waves ended the 2021 season falling to Texas 4-3 in the national championship. They finished with a 25-4 record. Nilsson brings back five players from the national runner-up squad and welcomes three newcomers: one freshman and two transfers.
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Home matches: January 22 vs. Cal, January 29-30 vs. Columbia/Colorado/Notre Dame (ITA Kickoff Weekend), February 5 vs. UCLA, March 5 vs. San Diego, March 6 vs. Stanford, March 11 vs. Princeton, March 12 vs. BYU, March 19 vs. USC, March 26 vs. LMU, April 2 vs. Saint Mary's.
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Road matches: February 25 at Michigan, February 27 at Ohio State, March 23 at UCSB, March 28 at San Francisco, March 29 at Cal, April 6 at UCLA, April 8 at Gonzaga, April 9 at Portland, April 16 at Oklahoma State, April 17 at Oklahoma, April 29-30 at WCC Championships.
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The Waves will compete against nine NCAA Tournament teams from 2021, including three teams Pepperdine beat in the tournament: Stanford (second round), Michigan (third round) and UCLA (national quarterfinals). All in all, Pepperdine will play six schools that won an NCAA Tournament match last season.
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The home slate is highlighted by matches against California, Columbia, San Diego, Stanford, Princeton, UCLA and USC.
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Pepperdine has been selected as one of 16 hosts for the ITA Kickoff Weekend at the end of January, hosting Columbia, Colorado and Notre Dame at Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center. The winner of that event moves on to the ITA National Women's Team Indoor Championships at the University of Wisconsin in February.
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"We are looking forward to competing against great competition and seeing if we are making progress," head coach Per Nilsson said.
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The Waves ended the 2021 season falling to Texas 4-3 in the national championship. They finished with a 25-4 record. Nilsson brings back five players from the national runner-up squad and welcomes three newcomers: one freshman and two transfers.
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Home matches: January 22 vs. Cal, January 29-30 vs. Columbia/Colorado/Notre Dame (ITA Kickoff Weekend), February 5 vs. UCLA, March 5 vs. San Diego, March 6 vs. Stanford, March 11 vs. Princeton, March 12 vs. BYU, March 19 vs. USC, March 26 vs. LMU, April 2 vs. Saint Mary's.
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Road matches: February 25 at Michigan, February 27 at Ohio State, March 23 at UCSB, March 28 at San Francisco, March 29 at Cal, April 6 at UCLA, April 8 at Gonzaga, April 9 at Portland, April 16 at Oklahoma State, April 17 at Oklahoma, April 29-30 at WCC Championships.
