MALIBU, California – The #7 Pepperdine women's tennis program opened the ITA Kick-Off Weekend in impressive fashion on Saturday afternoon, defeating Columbia 4-0 in the first-ever meeting between the schools.
Pepperdine (1-1) made quick work of doubles, as
Savannah Broadus (Carrollton, Texas) and
Janice Tjen (Jakarta, Indonesia) took court two, 6-1. It was a race to finish first on courts one and three, as the court three tandem of
Shiori Fukuda (Tokyo, Japan) and
Anastasia Iamachkine (Lima, Peru) handled Columbia (2-1) by a score of 6-3, leaving court one unfinished.
In singles, Fukuda and
Lisa Zaar (Stockholm, Sweden) took care of business in short order, winning 6-1, 6-1 and 6-0, 6-1, respectively. With a 3-0 lead in the match, Iamachkine claimed her first dual singles win of the season in straight sets to give Pepperdine the victory.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
#11
Flores/Zaar vs. Bhan/Zhang 5-3 (unfinished)
Broadus/Tjen def. Rimondini/Sakar 6-1
Fukuda/Iamachkine def. Lerby/Strugnell 6-3
Order of finish: 2, 3
SINGLES
#31
Fukuda def. Bhan 6-1, 6-1
#10
Zaar def. Zhang 6-0, 6-1
#30
Flores vs. Sakar 6-2, 3-6 (unfinished)
#93
Tjen vs. Rimondini 7-6, 3-2 (unfinished)
Redelijk vs. Lerby 6-3, 2-4 (unfinished)
Iamachkine def. Xu 7-5, 6-1
Order of finish: 1, 2, 6
NEXT UP: Pepperdine will host Notre Dame on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. in the second round of the ITA Kick-Off. The winner advances to Madison, Wisconsin, for the 2022 ITA National Team Indoor Championships from February 10-14. Ticket information for Sunday's home match 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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