MALIBU, Calif. – The fifth-ranked Pepperdine women's tennis team did not allow any more than two points per opponent today, steamrolling San Francisco 6-1 in the second West Coast Conference match of the season.
Fourth-ranked
Jessica Failla delivered the clinching blow on court one, going 6-0, 6-2 for her 10
th win in dual singles this season after dropping only one match.
RESULTS
#5 Pepperdine 6, San Francisco 1
Singles
1.
#4 Failla, Jessica (PEPP) def. Vaquero, Maria (USF) 6-0, 6-2
2.
Fukuda, Shiori (PEPP) def. Bui, Mya (USF) 6-0, 6-0
3. #
94 Pachkaleva, Taisiya (PEPP) def. Colyer, Rita (USF) 6-1, 6-1
4. Mushika, Chiho (USF) def.
Redelijk, Nikki (PEPP) 2-5, retired
5.
Zaar, Lisa (PEPP) def. Capogrosso, Arianna (USF) 6-1, 6-0
6.
Olsen, Astrid (PEPP) def. Hayes, Azaria (USF) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
1
. Failla, Jessica/Fukuda, Shiori (PEPP) def. Mushika, Chiho/Bui, Mya (USF) 6-1
2.
Zaar, Lisa/Pachkaleva, Taisiya (PEPP) vs. Colyer, Rita/Capogrosso, Arianna (USF) 4-3, unfinished
3.
Olsen, Astrid/Redelijk, Nikki (PEPP) def. Hayes, Azaria/Vaquero, Maria (USF) 6-2
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (2,4,6,1,3,5)
RECAP
The Dons showed little resistance in doubles, where
Jessica Failla and
Shiori Fukuda won first on court one over USF's Mushika and Bui 6-1.
Astrid Olsen and
Nikki Redelijk followed suit on three, clinching the doubles point for the Waves at 6-2.
In singles, Fukuda didn't allow a single point to her opponent, going 6-0, 6-0 on two to finish first for Pepperdine. After a medical retirement on court four, the Waves led 2-1 before Olsen delivered the next blow at 6-1, 6-1.
#4 Failla finished next with the clinch for Pepp, as #94
Taisiya Pachkaleva followed up with a 6-1, 6-1 win on court five.
Lisa Zaar rounded out the day for the Waves, going 6-1, 6-1 on court five to put the final score at 6-1 overall.
UP NEXT
The #5 Waves will head to the Bay Area this week, starting off their road trip against #35 Stanford on Friday, April 2, and then heading to Berkeley to take on #25 Cal again on Sunday, April 4.
