SAN DIEGO, Calif. – For the 28^th time in program history, the seventh-ranked Pepperdine women's tennis team finished first in the West Coast Conference, earning their eighth-straight WCC regular-season title and the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with a 7-0 win over previously undefeated San Diego.
 
No other WCC school has earned more than a single conference title. Pepperdine currently stands at 8-0 in the WCC and 20-3 on the season.
 
Nikki Redelijk grabbed the 4-0 clinch point for the Waves at the No. 6 singles position, going 6-1, 6-3 over Kati Kukaras. Playing in their last regular-season match for Pepperdine were seniors Ashley Lahey and Jessica Failla, who won on courts one and two respectively.
 
RESULTS
#7 Pepperdine 7, San Diego 0
Singles
1. #113 Lahey,Ashley (PEPPW) def. #57 Solymar Colling (USD) 6-2, 2-6, 6-1
2. #26 Failla,Jessica (PEPPW) def. Elizabeth Goldsmith (USD) 6-2, 6-1
3. #116 Pachkaleva,Taisiya (PEPPW) def. Jordyn McBride (USD) 6-1, 5-7, 3-0, retired
4. Fukuda,Shiori (PEPPW) def. Abigail Desiatnikov (USD) 6-1, 7-5
5. Zaar,Lisa (PEPPW) def. Victoria Kalaitzis (USD) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
6. Redelijk,Nikki (PEPPW) def. Kati Kukaras (USD) 6-1, 6-3
Order of finish: 2,4,6,3,1,5
 
Doubles
1. Solymar Colling/Elizabeth Goldsmith (USD) def. Failla,Jessica/Fukuda,Shiori (PEPPW) 6-4
2. Zaar,Lisa/Pachkaleva,Taisiya (PEPPW) def. Jordyn McBride/Abigail Desiatnikov (USD) 7-6 (7-3)
3. Olsen,Astrid/Lahey,Ashley (PEPPW) def. Kati Kukaras/Elisabeth Andryukhov (USD) 7-6 (7-4)
Order of finish: 1,3,2
 
RECAP
In a day of lasts, the #7 Waves began in doubles. After falling on court one, court three pushed to a tiebreaker after trading games. Astrid Olsen and Ashley Lahey ran ahead, however, defeating Kukaras and Andryukhov at 7-6(4). Lisa Zaar and Taisiya Pachkaleva ended things on court two in the same fashion, using a 7-3 tiebreaker to win 7-6(3).
 
With the 1-0 lead heading into singles, #26 Failla earned her final regular-season win in a Pepperdine uniform over Goldsmith on court two, going 6-2, 6-1 to finish first for the Waves. Shiori Fukuda was next to finish over on court four, going 6-1, 7-5 for the 3-0 Waves lead.
 
Redelijk took the clinch point on court six, going 6-1, 6-3 for the 4-0 all-Pepperdine score. #116 Pachkaleva earned her 22^nd-straight dual singles win on a Torero retirement, where her final score was 6-1, 5-7, 3-0.
 
#113 Lahey and Zaar rounded out the wins for the Waves, seeing the senior defeat #57 Solymar Colling 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 for her final Pepperdine regular-season win. Zaar continued her winning streak as the last Wave to finish at 3-6, 6-1, 6-3.
 
UP NEXT
Due to the WCC electing not to hold a conference tournament, Pepperdine has earned the automatic bid. The #7 Waves will await placement in the NCAA Tournament First and Second Rounds as the selection show is set to air on Monday, May 3 on NCAA.com at 3:30 p.m. PT.