MORAGA, California – The #3 Pepperdine women's tennis program won its ninth consecutive match and earned its third consecutive shutout with a 4-0 win over Saint Mary's on Saturday afternoon at the Timothy Korth Tennis Complex.
Pepperdine (12-2, 3-0 WCC) commanded doubles from start to finish. #1
Savannah Broadus (Carrollton, Texas) and
Janice Tjen (Jakarta, Indonesia) claimed a 6-3 win on court one, while #40
Bunyawi Thamchaiwat (Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand) and
Lisa Zaar (Stockholm, Sweden) were 6-2 winners on court two.
Anna Campana (Hillsborough, Calif.) and
Nikki Redelijk (Windermere, Fla.) also claimed a 6-2 win on the third court.
In singles, the Waves blitzed Saint Mary's (5-8, 1-3 WCC) by winning all six first sets. In the three completed matches, Pepperdine dropped only three total games.
#29 Zaar took down Jordan Harris 6-1, 6-0 on court one, #13 Tjen defeated Olivia Rook 6-0, 6-1 on court two and Redelijk breezed past Madison Weekley 6-0, 6-1 on court six to give Pepperdine the sweep.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
#1
Broadus/Tjen def. Harris/Hovda 6-3
#40
Thamchaiwat/Zaar def. Khan/Silva 6-2
A. Campana/Redelijk def. Rook/Weekley 6-2
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
SINGLES
#29
Zaar def. Harris 6-1, 6-0
#13
Tjen def. Rook 6-0, 6-1
#17
Broadus vs. Khan 7-5 unfinished
Thamchaiwat vs. Dong 7-5 unfinished
A. Campana vs. Silva 6-3, 3-0 unfinished
Redelijk def. Weekley 6-0, 6-1
Order of finish: 1, 6, 2*
NEXT UP: Pepperdine returns home to face California on Friday, April 7th at 1 p.m.
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