MALIBU, Calif. – For the second time this season, the fourth-ranked Pepperdine women's tennis squad defeated #16 USC on Saturday at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center, 4-3.
RESULTS
Singles
1. #33
Failla, Jessica (PEPP) def. #22 Kulikov, Angela (USC) 6-1, 6-2
2. #103 Cheong, Naomi (USC) def.
#1 Lahey, Ashley (PEPP) 6-0, 7-5
3. #48 Cayetano, Eryn (USC) def.
#12 Fukuda, Shiori (PEPP) 6-1, 6-2
4. #88
Pachkaleva, Taisiya (PEPP) def. Willson, Danielle (USC) 0-6, 6-3, 6-4
5. Dvorak, Summer (USC) def. #45
Ryngler, Lexi (PEPP) 6-3, 4-6, 10-6
6.
Zaar, Lisa (PEPP) def. McKee, Clare (USC) 6-3, 6-3
Order of finish: 1,3,2,6,4,5
Doubles
1.
Failla, Jessica/Fukuda, Shiori (PEPP) vs. #12 Kulikov, Angela/Cayetano, Eryn (USC) 5-5, unfinished
2.
Lahey, Ashley/Redelijk, Nikki (PEPP) def. Willson, Danielle/McKee, Clare (USC) 6-2
3.
Pachkaleva, Taisiya/Zaar, Lisa (PEPP) def. Dvorak, Summer/Cheong, Naomi (USC) 6-4
Match Notes:
Order of finish: 2,3
RECAP
The Waves avenged a doubles point loss from the first time the two teams met, going 6-2 on court two via
Ashley Lahey and
Nikki Redelijk and 6-4 on court three from
Taisiya Pachkaleva and
Lisa Zaar. Jessica Failla and
Shiori Fukuda were neck-and-neck with the #12 doubles tandem in the country when the clinch point was won.
In singles, #33 Failla saw yet another upset, making her case to bump her up in the rankings. Failla delivered two 6-1, 6-2 blows on court one to bury #22 Angela Kulikov for the first Pepperdine singles point of the afternoon.
Zaar obliterated her opponent on court six, going 6-3, 6-3 to give the Waves a 3-2 lead over the Trojans. #88 Pachkaleva followed suit with a three-set win on court four for the Pepperdine clinch point.
UP NEXT
The fourth-ranked Waves invite #13 Oklahoma State to Malibu after a bye week. The Cowgirls come to town on Friday, February 26 for a 1 p.m. first serve.
