MADISON, Wisconsin – The #5 Pepperdine women's team won four straight singles matches on Saturday to advance to the semifinals of the ITA National Team Indoor Championships after defeating #4 California, 4-1, at the Nielsen Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin.
Pepperdine (5-1) was able to avenge its only loss of the season to date, a 4-3 California win on January 22 in Malibu.
Cal (5-2) struck first by edging Pepperdine in doubles. Court three went to the Bears, 7-5, and court one soon followed with a 6-4 win for Cal. Court two was at 5-5 when it was abandoned.
In singles on court four, #90
Janice Tjen (Jakarta, Indonesia) got things going for Pepperdine with her second win in as many days, 7-5, 6-3, to tie the score up at one. #16
Shiori Fukuda (Tokyo, Japan) battled back after dropping the first set to win 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 on court one to give Pepperdine a 2-1 lead.
With four courts remaining, and all going to three sets, #71
Nikki Redelijk (Windermere, Fla.) earned a three-set win over #99 Hannah Viller Moeller, 6-3, 2-6, 6-0 and #8
Lisa Zaar (Stockholm, Sweden) rolled in the third set over #110 Valentina Ivanov, winning 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 to clinch the match for the Waves while sending them to the semifinals.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
Giavara/Ivanov def. #14
Flores/Zaar 6-4
#20
Broadus/Tjen vs. Alsola/Wiersholm 5-5 unfinished
Richardson/Rosenqvist def.
Fukuda/Iamachkine 7-5
Order of finish: 3, 1
SINGLES
#16
Fukuda def. Giavara 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
#8
Zaar def. #110 Ivanov 3-6, 7-5, 6-0
#34
Flores vs. #51 Alsola 7-6 (14), 1-6, 2-2 unfinished
#90
Tjen def. Rosenqvist 7-5, 6-3
Broadus vs. #120 Wiersholm 2-6, 7-5, 4-4 unfinished
#71
Redelijk def. #99 Viller Moeller 6-3, 2-6, 6-0
Order of finish: 4, 1, 6, 2*
NEXT UP: Pepperdine will face either #1 Texas or #8 Oklahoma in the semifinals on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. PT. Links to the live video stream and live stats will be available at PepperdineWaves.com.
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