LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The Pepperdine women's tennis team saw five players advance in singles and one doubles team move on after the first day of the Freeman Memorial Invitational, hosted by UNLV on Friday.
Lisa Zaar pulled a massive upset by dispatching Oklahoma State's Ange Oby Kajuru — the No. 2 singles player in the nation — in a 6-2, 6-1 victory. In the same Wynn singles draw, #24 Savannah Broadus fended off Florida's Sara Dahlstrom in three sets with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win. Should both Zaar and Broadus win their semifinal matches tomorrow, they will square off in the championship match in their flight on Sunday.
Over in the Bellagio singles draw, #77 Nikki Redelijk beat UCLA's Kimmi Hance in three sets, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, while #96 Janice Tjen won in straight sets over UNLV's Salsa Aher, 6-2, 6-3. Elsewhere in singles, true freshman Vivian Yang earned her first singles win as a Wave by beating Florida's Sophie Williams 6-1, 6-0.
Earlier in the day, the nation's No. 4 doubles team of Broadus and Tjen kicked off their season with a 6-2 win over UNLV's Zita Kovacs and Salsa Aher. The duo will play #38 Malwina Rowinska and Qavia Lopez of Florida tomorrow at 11 a.m.
RESULTS
Singles
Wynn Draw
Lisa Zaar (PEPP) def. #2 Ange Oby Kajuru (OSU) 6-2, 6-1
#21 Savannah Broadus (PEPP) def. Sara Dahlstrom (UF) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Bellagio Draw
#77 Nikki Redelijk (PEPP) def. Kimmi Hance (UCLA) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
#96 Janice Tjen (PEPP) def. Salsa Aher (UNLV) 6-2, 6-3
Aria Draw
#62 Safiya Carrington (OSU) def. Jasmine Conway (PEPP) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
Venetian Draw
Vivian Yang (PEPP) def. Sophie Williams (UF) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
Red Rock Draw
#4 Janice Tjen/Savannah Broadus (PEPP) def. Zita Kovacs/Salsa Aher (UNLV) 6-2
Alicia Dudenay/Bente Spee (UF) def. Lisa Zaar/Jasmine Conway (PEPP) 6-3
Caesars Draw
Kristina Novak/Safiya Carrington (OSU) def. Nikki Redelijk/Vivian Yang (PEPP) 6-3
SATURDAY'S MATCHES
Doubles
#4 Janice Tjen/Savannah Broadus (PEPP) vs. Rowinska/Lopez (UF), 11 a.m.
Singles
Lisa Zaar (PEPP) vs. #38 Carly Briggs (UF), Noon
#21 Savannah Broadus (PEPP) vs. #13 Anastasiya Komar (OSU), Noon
#77 Nikki Redelijk (PEPP) vs. #53 Lucia Peyre (OSU), Noon
#96 Janice Tjen (PEPP) vs. Bianca Fernandez (UCLA), Noon
Vivian Yang (PEPP) vs. Raquel Gonzales (OSU), Noon
Consolation Singles
Jasmine Conway (PEPP) vs. Alicia Dudeney (UF), Noon
Anna Campana (PEPP) vs. Cindy Hu (UNLV), Noon
FOLLOW: Follow @WavesTennis on Facebook and X for immediate updates, results and more. Go to pepperdinewaves.com for all information, releases and schedules.
