CHARLESTON, South Carolina – The Pepperdine women's tennis program will compete for a title at the ITA All-American Championships on Sunday as Victoria Flores defeated a nationally ranked foe to advance to the consolation final.
 
Flores (Fort Dodge, Iowa) was a three-set winner over Julia Adams from Furman, ranked #104 in the country.
 
Taisiya Pachkaleva (Moscow, Russia) saw her magnificent run end at the hands of Sarah Hamner from South Carolina, the top-ranked ITA newcomer this season. Pachkaleva dropped a straight-set decision to close her singles run at the All-American event, which included five ranked wins.
 
Shiori Fukuda (Tokyo, Japan) saw her trek through the consolation bracket come to a close on Saturday after dropping a three-set match to Princeton's Victoria Hu, the #9 ranked ITA newcomer.
 
Both doubles pairs fell to ranked opponents on Saturday. Flores and Janice Tjen (Jakarta, Indonesia) were defeated in the main draw semifinal by #57 Sasnouskaya/Starodubtseva from Old Dominion. The duo of Pachkaleva/Fukuda was eliminated in the consolation semifinal by #19 Axon/Flach from Auburn.
 
RESULTS
 
SINGLES
 
Main draw
Semifinal
Hamner (South Carolina) def. #44 Taisiya Pachkaleva 6-3, 7-6 (4)
 
Consolation
Semifinals
Hu (Princeton) def. #59 Shiori Fukuda 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
#13 Victoria Flores def. #104 Adams (Furman) 6-2, 1-6, 6-1
 
 
DOUBLES
 
Main draw
Semifinal
#57 Sasnouskaya/Starodubtseva (Old Dominion) def. Victoria Flores /Janice Tjen 6-2, 6-3
 
Consolation
Semifinal
#19 Axon/Flach (Auburn) def. #11 Shiori Fukuda/Taisiya Pachkaleva 6-4, 6-3
 
The final day of the All-American Championships is tomorrow, where Flores will compete in the consolation final at 7:00 a.m. PT.