MALIBU, California – The #9 Pepperdine women's tennis program opened its season at home on Saturday, shutting out Clemson 4-0 in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center.
 
Pepperdine (1-0) got rolling early in doubles, as the fourth-ranked pair of Savannah Broadus (Carrollton, Texas) and Janice Tjen (Jakarta, Indonesia) won 6-1 over Louka and Mayorova. Clemson (4-1) got on the board with a 6-1 win on court two, but Nikki Redelijk (Windermere, Fla.) and Lisa Zaar (Stockholm, Sweden) took down Hatton and Medvedev 6-2 almost simultaneously, securing the doubles point for the Waves.
 
The Waves took five of six first sets in singles and opened up a 3-0 lead before all six courts were into the second frame thanks to 6-1, 6-2 wins by both #21 Broadus and #12 Tjen on courts three and one, respectively. Zaar earned the clincher for the Waves, taking down Cristina Mayorova 6-2, 6-3 on court two.
 
RESULTS
 
DOUBLES
 
#4 Broadus/Tjen def. Louka/Mayorova 6-1
#50 Buyckx/Thompson def. Campana/Campana 6-1
Redelijk/Zaar def. Hatton/Medvedeva 6-2
 
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
 
SINGLES
 
#12 Tjen def. Louka 6-1, 6-2
Zaar def. Mayorova 6-2, 6-3
#21 Broadus def. Buyckx 6-1, 6-2
Redelijk vs. Thompson 6-4, 3-1 unfinished
C. Campana vs. Hatton 4-6, 5-3 unfinished
A. Campana vs. Medvedeva 7-6 (3), 3-0 unfinished
 
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2*
 
NEXT UP: Pepperdine stays home for the second day of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend, hosting either Columbia or Memphis on Sunday at 1 p.m. The winner advances to Seattle, Wash. for the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in February.
 
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