MALIBU, California – The #5 Pepperdine women's tennis program plays its fourth-straight match at home to open the season, welcoming 19th-ranked UCLA to Malibu on Saturday afternoon.
MATCH 4: #5 Pepperdine (2-1) vs #19 UCLA (1-2, vs. UCSB on Friday) | Saturday, February 5 | 12 p.m. | Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center | Malibu, Calif.
LAST MEETING: The Waves and Bruins played an all-time classic in the 2021 NCAA quarterfinals, with Pepperdine winning 4-3 to advance to the NCAA semifinals for the first time in program history.
COVERAGE: All matches will be live-streamed via Playsight and can be found on PepperdineWaves.com. Scores will be updated periodically on the web and on Twitter at @WavesTennis.
ATTENDANCE: Tickets are free, but fans must have a free e-ticket to gain access to campus. Visit www.pepperdinewaves.com/tickets for more information.
SCOUTING THE WAVES
Pepperdine earned two wins last weekend, defeating Columbia and Notre Dame, both 4-0, to advance to the ITA National Indoor Team Championships in Madison, Wisconsin, from February 10-14. The Waves did not drop a singles or doubles match on the weekend, while five different Pepperdine players won a singles match: #31 Shiori Fukuda (Tokyo, Japan), #10 Lisa Zaar (Stockholm, Sweden), #93 Janice Tjen (Jakarta, Indonesia), Anastasia Iamachkine (Lima, Peru), and #36 Savannah Broadus (Carrollton, Texas).
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
UCLA had three matches last weekend, as LMU shocked the Bruins on Wednesday, 4-3, to open the dual season for UCLA. The Bruins hosted the ITA Kick-Off Weekend, defeating Cal Poly on Friday, January 28 before falling to Pac-12 rival Washington, 4-3, on Saturday, January 29.
FOLLOW: Follow @WavesTennis on Facebook and Twitter for immediate updates, results and more. Go to pepperdinewaves.com for all information, releases and schedules.
