MALIBU, California – The #2 Pepperdine women's tennis program opened its season at home on Saturday afternoon, falling in a top-10 matchup to #9 California, 4-3.
Pepperdine handled doubles with ease, as the two pairs of
Savannah Broadus (Carrollton, Texas) and
Janice Tjen (Jakarta, Indonesia) along with
Shiori Fukuda (Tokyo, Japan) and
Anastasia Iamachkine (Lima, Peru) each claimed wins to earn the doubles point.
In singles, #10
Lisa Zaar (Stockholm, Sweden) was the first Wave winner, defeating Valentina Ivanov in straight sets in a matchup of ranked foes. #31 Fukuda took down Haley Giavara in a three-set matchup to give the Waves three points. However, the Waves were not able to secure the final point for the match win after Cal (2-0) and Pepperdine were deadlocked at three.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
#11
Flores/Zaar vs. Giavara/Ivanov 5-2 (unfinished)
Broadus/Tjen def. #27 Alsola/Richardson 6-2
Fukuda/Iamachkine def. Viller Moeller/Wiersholm 6-0
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1
SINGLES
#31
Fukuda def. Giavara 6-1, 5-7, 7-5
#10
Zaar def. #108 Ivanov 6-2, 6-2
#110 Alsola def. #30
Flores 3-6, 6-7 (5)
Rosenqvist def. #93
Tjen 6-2, 6-3
Wiersholm def.
Redelijk 7-5, 7-5
Viller Moeller def. #36
Broadus 6-1, 6-3
Order of finish: 6, 4, 2, 3, 1, 5
NEXT UP: Pepperdine will host the ITA Kick-Off Weekend next Saturday and Sunday, January 29-30. On Saturday, Colorado and Notre Dame will square off at 1:00 p.m., while the Waves face Columbia at 10:00 a.m. On Sunday, the losers will face off at 10:00 a.m. while the championship begins at 1:00 p.m. Ticket information can be found at pepperdinewaves.com/tickets. While tickets are free, fans must acquire an e-ticket to gain access to campus for the events.
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