SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Pepperdine women's tennis sophomore Anastasiia Grechkina earned an automatic qualification into the NCAA Singles Championships next month, winning the singles title at the ITA Southwest Regionals hosted by the University of San Diego and San Diego State this week.
 
Grechkina earned five singles victories on the way to the automatic qualification for the two finalists, defeating Arizona State's No. 52 Emilija Tverijonaite in three sets to secure the bid before eventually claiming the singles crown. She did not drop a single set in the tournament until the semifinal round.

"Anastasiia had a great week at Regionals and it reflects the work that she's put in and the standard that she's held herself to," said head coach Tassilo Schmid. "As she would say, the roller coaster doesn't stop."
 
Alexia Harmon earned a pair of victories in the rounds of 64 and 32 as well for the Waves, with Grechkina and Harmon also logging two doubles victories to a quarterfinal berth.
 
Grechkina improves her singles record to 15-2 this fall, and claims her second singles title after a run to the singles crown at the Battle in the Bay Classic.
 
The NCAA Singles Championships will take place Nov. 18-23 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.

The full results for the ITA Regionals can be viewed  here.
 
Singles
Round of 64
Krisha Mahendran (USC) def. Liam Oved (PEPP): 7-5, 6-1
No. 37 Anastasiia Grechkina (PEPP) def. Thea Jagere (LBSU): 6-1, 6-4
No. 97 Alexia Harmon (PEPP): def. Seha Yu (CSUF): 6-3, 6-0
Round of 32
No. 97 Alexia Harmon (PEPP) def. Danielle Tuhten (ARIZ): 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (9-7)
No. 37 Anastasiia Grechkina (PEPP) def. Gabby Gregg (6-2, 6-1)
Round of 16
No. 37 Anastasiia Grechkina (PEPP) def. Ekua Youri (UCSB): 6-2, 6-3
Eugenia Zozaya Menendez (USC) def. No. 97 Alexia Harmon (PEPP): 6-3, 6-0
Quarterfinal
No. 37 Anastasiia Grechkina (PEPP) def. Ninon Martinache (SDSU): 6-3, 6-2
Semifinal
No. 37 Anastasiia Grechkina (PEPP) def. No. 52 Emilija Tverijonaite (ASU): 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
Final
No. 37 Anastasiia Grechkina (PEPP) def. Jana Hossam Salah (USC): Walkover
 
Doubles
Round of 32
No. 21 Anastasiia Grechkina/Alexia Harmon (PEPP) def. Dania Deaifi/Isabella Crossman (GCU): 8-6
Round of 16
No. 21 Anastasiia Grechkina/Alexia Harmon (PEPP) def. Seha Yu/Martina Markov (CSUF): 8-1
Quarterfinal
Sophie Rachor/Grete Gull (HAW) def. No. 21 Anastasiia Grechkina/Alexia Harmon (PEPP): 8-5
 
Each of the 13 regional ITA tournaments qualify its two singles finalists and doubles champion for the NCAA Individual Championships. This marks the second straight year that the Waves have earned a victory at the southwest regional, with Savannah Broadus and Vivian Yang claiming the doubles crown in 2024.
 
ABOUT PEPPERDINE WOMEN'S TENNIS
Pepperdine women's tennis has been a consistent powerhouse in the collegiate scene, reaching 40 NCAA Tournaments since 1982 including 28 straight appearances. Since 2018, the program has seen three national runner-ups between both singles and doubles while reaching an NCAA Regional as a team eight times in the past nine tournaments. The success at the conference level has been paramount with 33 WCC Championships including an active streak of 11 consecutive conference titles. With its 24 total All-Americans, the program has also consistently sent players to the pro circuit following their time in Malibu.
 
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