MALIBU, California – The #9 Pepperdine women's tennis program answered every test on Saturday afternoon in a top-10 home dual, sweeping #5 Michigan 4-0 at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center.
As expected, doubles was tight throughout on all three courts with neither team able to create separation early. The top two doubles teams in the country squared off on court one, but it was Pepperdine (6-2) and their top-ranked duo of
Savannah Broadus (Carrollton, Texas) and
Janice Tjen (Jakarta, Indonesia) who took down Michigan (8-2) and #2 Brown/Miller with a 7-5 decision. With the Wolverines holding a match point on court two,
Anna Campana (Hillsborough, Calif.) and
Nikki Redelijk (Windermere, Fla.) put doubles away with a 6-4 win on court three to give the Waves a crucial 1-0 lead.
Pepperdine won five first sets in singles with Campana being the first winner, taking down Merri Kelly 6-2, 6-2 on court six to double the lead. #16 Broadus was the next Wave on the board, defeating #55 Lily Jones 6-0, 6-4 to give the Waves a commanding 3-0 lead.
With three courts in third sets and Michigan threatening to push court two to a third as well,
Bunyawi Thamchaiwat (Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand) closed out the sweep and won a three-set battle with Andrea Cerdan, taking court four 2-6, 6-2, 6-3.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
#1
Broadus/Tjen def. #2 Brown/Miller 7-5
#27
Thamchaiwat/Zaar vs. Fliegner/Jones 4-5 unfinished
A. Campana/Redelijk def. Cerdan/Mesochoritou 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 3
SINGLES
#29
Tjen vs. #46 Miller 3-6, 7-6 (1), 5-2 unfinished
#35
Zaar vs. #32 Fliegner 7-6 (6), 5-6 unfinished
#16
Broadus def. #55 Jones 6-0, 6-4
Thamchaiwat def. Cerdan 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Redelijk vs. #113 Mesochoritou 6-4, 5-7, 2-0 unfinished
A. Campana def. Kelly 6-2, 6-2
Order of finish: 6, 3, 4*
NEXT UP: Pepperdine stays home and will take on #35 Oklahoma State on Sunday, March 5 at 1 p.m.
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