Tjen Wins Singles Title in San Francisco, Waves Also Take Doubles Title

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Tjen Wins Singles Title in San Francisco, Waves Also Take Doubles Title

9/25/2022 2:32:00 PM | Women's Tennis

By: By Athletic Communications

SAN FRANCISCO, California – After a near-perfect weekend, the Pepperdine women's tennis team took home the singles and doubles titles for the second season in a row at the Battle in the Bay hosted by the University of San Francisco at the California Tennis Club.

#44 Janice Tjen (Jakarta, Indonesia) claimed the singles title after rolling through five matches without dropping a set. The junior punctuated her weekend with a 6-3, 6-4 win in the final over #79 Dasha Vidmanova of Georgia.

Tjen and doubles partner Savannah Broadus (Carrollton, Texas), the #6 doubles pair in the country, had little trouble in winning the doubles title, dropping only 15 games in four matches. They defeated Georgia's Guillermina Grant and Dasha Vidmanova 8-2 in the final.

Broadus also took home the doubles title last season with former teammate Anastasia Iamachkine. Broadus was also the reigning singles champion at this event.

Pepperdine had half of the semifinalists in the singles field, as #49 Broadus won her first three matches before bowing out in Saturday's semifinal. In her Pepperdine debut, #36 Bunyawi Thamchaiwat (Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand) advanced to Saturday's quarterfinals before her weekend came to a close.

Overall, the Waves had a cumulative record of 14-2 in singles and doubles over the weekend.

RESULTS

SINGLES
Round of 32
#44 Janice Tjen def. Castillo-Meza (Arizona) 7-6 (1), 6-1
#49 Savannah Broadus def. Rodilosso (USC) 6-2, 6-0
#36 Bunyawi Thamchaiwat def. #119 Kosan (Pacific) 6-2, 6-2

Round of 16
#44 Janice Tjen def. Grant (Georgia) 6-0, 6-4
#49 Savannah Broadus def. Goldsmith (San Diego) 6-3, 6-1
#36 Bunyawi Thamchaiwat def. Charney (USC) 7-5, 3-6, 6-1

Quarterfinals
#44 Janice Tjen def. #85 Cheong (USC) 7-6 (9), 6-1
#49 Savannah Broadus def. Kowalski (Georgia) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
#79 Vidmanova (Georgia) def. #36 Bunyawi Thamchaiwat 3-6, 6-0, 6-3

Semifinals
#44 Janice Tjen def. #26 Ma (Georgia) 6-0, 6-4
#79 Vidmanova (Georgia) def. #49 Savannah Broadus 7-6 (9), 7-5

Final
#44 Janice Tjen def. #79 Vidmanova (Georgia) 6-3, 6-4

DOUBLES
Round of 16
#6 Broadus/Tjen def. Colyer/Martinez Vaquero (San Francisco) 8-4

Quarterfinals
#6 Broadus/Tjen def. Jittakoat/Magrini (Fresno State) 8-3

Semifinals
#6 Broadus/Tjen def. Evans/Goldsmith (San Diego) 8-6

Final
#6 Broadus/Tjen def. Grant/Vidmanova (Georgia) 8-2

The next action for Pepperdine comes October 3-9, as the Waves head to Cary, N.C. for the ITA All-American Championships.