CHARLESTON, South Carolina – The beat goes on for the Pepperdine women's tennis program, as #44
Taisiya Pachkaleva continued her dominance at the ITA All-American Championships with another straight-set win in the main draw quarterfinals.
Pachkaleva defeated #18 Salma Ewing from USC to claim her spot among the final four. She will take on South Carolina's Sarah Hamner on Saturday for a trip to the final.
The Waves had an undefeated day in Charleston on Friday, as
Shiori Fukuda (Tokyo, Japan) and
Victoria Flores (Fort Dodge, Iowa) were once again victorious in the quarterfinals of the consolation bracket, defeating the #85 and #28 singles players in the country, respectively. One more win for each of them and the consolation final will be an all-Pepperdine showdown between the two.
In doubles, Flores and
Janice Tjen (Jakarta, Indonesia) won a three-set thriller in the quarterfinal over Texas A&M's Goldsmith and Makarova, the #3-ranked doubles pair in the country. In the consolation quarterfinal, Fukuda and Pachkaleva (Moscow, Russia) took down #5 Adeshina/Kuczer from Tennessee in straight sets.
RESULTS
SINGLES
Main draw
Quarterfinal
#44
Taisiya Pachkaleva def. #18 Ewing (USC) 6-0, 7-5
Consolation
Quarterfinal
#59
Shiori Fukuda def. #85 Dittmann (Northern Arizona) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
#13
Victoria Flores def. #28 Beck (Duke) 7-6 (6), 6-1
DOUBLES
Main draw
Quarterfinal
Victoria Flores /Janice Tjen def. #3 Goldsmith/Makarova (Texas A&M) 6-3, 4-6 (10-8)
Consolation
Quarterfinal
#11
Shiori Fukuda/Taisiya Pachkaleva def. #5 Adeshina/Kuczer (Tennessee) 6-1, 6-3
Pepperdine will be back in action Saturday as Pachkaleva competes in the semifinal of the main draw at 7:00 a.m. PT. Fukuda and Flores will also start at 7:00 a.m. PT tomorrow in the consolation semifinals. In doubles, both pairs compete in their respective draws at 10:30 a.m. PT.
