#6 Women's Tennis Sweeps Portland 7-0

Friday, April 16

Malibu, Calif.

1:30 p.m. PT

Pepperdine University

Portland

Photo by: Jeff Golden

4/16/2021 7:21:00 PM | Women's Tennis

By: by Athletic Communications

MALIBU, Calif. – The sixth-ranked Pepperdine women's tennis team won without a blemish on Friday afternoon, sweeping the Portland Pilots 7-0 for their fifth-straight conference win and 16^th overall this season.

21^st-ranked Jessica Failla clinched for the Waves, going 6-2, 6-1 on court two.

RESULTS
#6 Pepperdine 7, Portland 0
Singles
1. Lahey, Ashley (PEPP) def. Iva Zelic (POR) 6-3, 7-5
2. #21 Failla, Jessica (PEPP) def. Emily Soares (POR) 6-2, 6-1
3. Pachkaleva, Taisiya (PEPP) def. Marija Elenova (POR) 6-0, 6-2
4. Fukuda, Shiori (PEPP) def. Angela Schuster (POR) 6-0, 6-4
5. Zaar, Lisa (PEPP) def. Rimona Rouf (POR) 7-5, 6-0
6. Redelijk, Nikki (PEPP) def. Jana Tanevska (POR) 6-0, 6-0
Order of finish: 6,3,2,4,5,1

Doubles
1. Lahey, Ashley/Fukuda, Shiori (PEPP) vs. Iva Zelic/Emily Soares (POR) 2-4, unfinished
2. Zaar, Lisa/Pachkaleva, Taisiya (PEPP) def. Rimona Rouf/Jana Tanevska (POR) 6-0
3. Redelijk, Nikki/Failla, Jessica (PEPP) def. Marija Elenova/Angela Schuster (POR) 6-0
Order of finish: 3,2

RECAP
In a spotless day for the Waves, the wins began in doubles as Nikki Redelijk and Jessica Failla earned a 6-0 blanking of Marija Elenova and Angela Schuster on court three. Taisiya Pachkaleva and Lisa Zaar followed suit, shutting out Rimona Rouf and Jana Tanevska on court two as well.

In singles, all the Waves won in straight sets, seeing Redelijk race to the finish line first. The freshman defeated Tanevsja without allowing a single game to go to her Pilot opponent at 6-0, 6-0 on court six. Pachkaleva followed in a similar fashion, going 6-0, 6-2 and earning her 16^th-straight dual singles win of the season.

#21 Failla was the clincher this match, delivering the 6-2, 6-1 blow on court two to secure the match for the Waves at 4-0.

Shiori Fukuda, Zaar and Ashley Lahey rounded out the day of wins for Pepperdine, where Zaar impressively shut out Rouf on court five after needing an extra game in the first set. It was the sophomore's 14^th-straight dual singles win this season.

UP NEXT
The Waves remain home to invite Gonzaga to Malibu tomorrow, April 17 at 12 p.m.

ATTENDANCE: Following new state and country guidelines, Pepperdine will begin allowing a limited number of team guests to attend home tennis matches. However, only family members of Pepperdine student-athletes, who must be California residents and placed on a team pass list, will be allowed in at this time. Tickets are still not available for the general public. Guests must adhere to the venue's COVID-19 protocols.