SAN DIEGO, Calif. –
Lisa Zaar of the Pepperdine women's tennis program, ranked #53 nationally, defeated UCLA's Sasha Vagramov in straight sets on Saturday to advance to the semifinal round in singles at the ITA Southwest Regional.
Zaar (Stockholm, Sweden) will compete twice on Sunday – once in the singles semifinal and once in the doubles semifinal with
Victoria Flores (Fort Dodge, Iowa). Pepperdine's doubles team of
Savannah Broadus and
Janice Tjen also reached the semifinals. If both advance, the doubles final would be an all-Pepperdine championship.
RESULTS
SINGLES
Main Draw
Quarterfinals
#53
Lisa Zaar def. Vagramov (UCLA) 6-1, 6-2
Desiatnikov (San Diego) def.
Nikki Redelijk 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-2
DOUBLES
Main Draw
Round of 16
Wagle/Ong (UCLA) def. #11
Shiori Fukuda/Taisiya Pachkaleva 6-3
Savannah Broadus/Janice Tjen def. Miroshnichenko/Voracek (LMU) 6-3
Victoria Flores/Lisa Zaar def. Gallagher/Morlet (Arizona State) 6-3
Quarterfinals
Savannah Broadus/Janice Tjen def. Arnold/Thamchaiwat (San Diego State) 6-2
Victoria Flores/Lisa Zaar def. Ewing/Han (USC) 6-4
The Waves will be back in action on Sunday in the semifinal round. Doubles begin at 9:00 a.m., while singles commence at approximately 10:45 a.m.
