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Battle in the Bay Classic
Harmon & Sauvant Wrap Up Play for Women’s Tennis at Battle in the Bay Classic
10/4/2026 6:35:00 PM | Women's Tennis
SAN FRANCISCO — Pepperdine women's tennis sophomore Alexia Harmon and graduate student Chantal Sauvant wrapped up competition at the Battle in the Bay Classic this week, held at California Tennis Club.
The four-day tournament featured men's and women's singles and doubles draws with players from top programs across the country.
Harmon and Sauvant each earned a pair of singles wins on the week, with both Waves advancing into the singles consolation semifinals. Georgia's Patricija Paukstyte took home the women's singles title while collecting the doubles championship alongside Nadia Lagaev.
Harmon and Sauvant each fell in three sets in the main draw round of 32. Harmon battled back from an 0-5 deficit in the first set tiebreak to claim the tiebreak 8-6, before falling in sets two and three.
Into the consolation draw, both Waves rebounded with straight set wins. Harmon took down San Jose's Soledad Fayos Capilla in two sets, dropping just five games, while Sauvant earned a 7-5, 6-4 victory over San Jose's Emma Fantousis.
The Waves continued their run into the consolation quarterfinals, with Harmon defeating Cal's Mille Johanna Moerk in straight sets. Sauvant then gave Pepperdine two of the four semifinalists with a two-set win over Georgia's Ava Rodriguez, dropping just three games. Pepperdine's run came to end in the semis.
In doubles, Harmon and Sauvant fell in a pair of matches to Colorado and UC Santa Barbara.
Full results for the Battle in the Bay Classic can be found here.
Pepperdine Results
Singles
Main Draw Round of 32
Claire An (DUKE) def. Alexia Harmon (PEPP); 6(6)-7, 2-6, 2-6
Kiara Zabkova (UCSB) def. No. 70 Chantal Sauvant (PEPP): 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Consolation Round of 16
Alexia Harmon (PEPP) def. Soledad Fayos Capilla (SJSU): 6-2, 6-3
No. 70 Chantal Sauvant (PEPP) def. Emma Fantousis (SJSU): 7-5, 6-4
Consolation Quarterfinals
Alexia Harmon (PEPP) def. Mille Johanna Moerk (CAL): 6-4, 6-2
No. 70 Chantal Sauvant (PEPP) def. Ava Rodriguez (UGA): 6-1, 6-2
Consolation Semifinals
Yalyzabeta Chainykova (LMU) def. Alexia Harmon (PEPP): 6-2, 7-5
Reese Frank (PUR) def. No. 70 Chantal Sauvant (PEPP): 7-5, 6-1
Doubles
Main Draw Round of 16
Leria Alexin/Ema Bubalo (COLO) def. Alexia Harmon/Chantal Sauvant (PEPP): 8-4
Consolation Quarterfinals
Emma Tutoveanu/Isabella Wong (UCSB) def. Alexia Harmon/Chantal Sauvant (PEPP): 6-1
The Waves will have multiple ITF pro events in the coming weeks leading up to the ITA Southwest Regionals in San Diego from Oct. 15-19.
ABOUT PEPPERDINE WOMEN'S TENNIS
Pepperdine women's tennis has been a consistent powerhouse in the collegiate scene, reaching 41 NCAA Tournaments since 1982 including 29 straight appearances. Since 2018, the program has seen three national runner-ups between both singles and doubles while reaching an NCAA Super Regional as a team nine times in the past ten tournaments. The success at the conference level has been paramount with 34 WCC Championships including an active streak of 12 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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