Pepperdine University
California
#4 Women's Tennis Handles #20 California, 6-1
3/23/2021 8:08:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Malibu, Calif. — The #4 Pepperdine women's tennis team made quick work of the #20 California Golden Bears with a 6-1 win at Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center on March 23.
The Waves (9-2) moved to 5-1 on the year against Pac-12 competition with the win over California (10-3). With the win, Pepperdine moves to 7-2 against nationally-ranked teams on the year.
RESULTS
#4 Pepperdine 6, #20 California 1
Doubles
1. Failla/Fukuda (PEPP) def. Giavara/Ivanov (CAL) – 6-4*
2. Bright/Moeller (CAL) def. Olsen/Redelijk (PEPP) – 6-2
3. Zaar/Pachkaleva (PEPP) def. Rosenqvist/Bui (CAL) – 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles
1. #18 Giavara, Haley (CAL) def. #33 Failla, Jessica (PEPP) — 6-4, 6-1
2. #88 Pachkaleva, Taisiya (PEPP) def. #43 Rosenqvist, Julia (CAL) — 6-4, 6-2
3. #12 Fukuda, Shiori (PEPP) def. #26 Ivanov, Valentina (CAL) — 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 3-0, retired
4. Redelijk, Nikki (PEPP) def. Bui, Jada (CAL) — 4-6, 6-1, 6-4*
5. #45 Ryngler, Lexi (PEPP) def. Moeller, Hannah (CAL) — 6-1, 2-6, 6-4
6. Lisa Zaar (PEPP) def. Bright, Anna (CAL) — 6-4, 7-5
Order of finish: 2, 1, 6, 4, 3, 5
RECAP
In doubles, Lisa Zaar (Stockholm, Sweden/Korrespondendsgymnasiet) and #88 Tasiya Pachkaleva (Moscow, Russia/School 1575) got the Waves on the board with a 6-2 win. After Cal tied things up on court three, #33 Jessica Failla (Romona, Calif./Connections Academy/USC) and #12 Shiori Fukuda (Tokyo, Japan/Hinode HS/Ohio State) battled back from an early deficit to win 6-4, winning the doubles points for the Waves.
Nearly everything came up Pepperdine in singles play. Playing on twos, Pachkaleva got Pepperdine rolling with a 6-4, 6-2 win over #43 Julia Rosenqvist. Cal got on the board to pull within 2-1, but the Waves rattled off the next two singles wins — first with Zaar's 6-4, 7-5 win on court six, then with Nikki Redelijk (Windermere, Fla./University of Nebraska HS) clinching on court four. In Redelijik's match, she won 6-1, 2-6, 6-4.
Both teams elected to play things out, which allowed Fukuda to finish her 7-6 (7-2), 4-6 win before her opponent retired in set three. Fukuda was up 3-0 in the third set at the match's end.
#45 Lexi Ryngler (Calabasas, Calif./River Oaks Academy Charter School) won her match 6-4, 7-5 to cap off Pepperdine's victory.
UP NEXT: The Waves will open West Coast Conference play by hosting Santa Clara this Friday, March 26. First serve is set for 1:30 p.m.
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