Pepperdine University
ITA Conference Masters
11/4/2026 5:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
MALIBU, Calif. – Pepperdine women's tennis will see four athletes compete across two national tournaments this weekend, with opportunities to qualify for the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships on the line at the ITA Sectional Championships and ITA Conference Masters Championships, each held from Nov. 5-8.
The Waves will send three players to the ITA Sectional Championships in Los Angeles at USC, with Živa Falkner, Chantal Sauvant and Alexia Harmon competing in the singles draw. Falkner and Sauvant will also pair up in the doubles draw.
Anastasiia Grechkina will represent Pepperdine and the West Coast Conference at the ITA Conference Masters Championships, held at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Ga.
The ITA Sectional Championships will feature a 32-player singles draw and a 16-team doubles draw, with six singles players and three doubles teams eventually earning qualification to the NCAA Championships. The four singles semifinalists and two quarterfinal playoff winners will claim the bids with the two finalists and third-place finisher for doubles also earning a berth.
Across the four sectional tournaments overall, 24 singles players and 12 doubles teams take home berths to the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships
Sauvant will square off with Saint Mary's Sofia Daryaie in the singles round of 32, with Falkner matching up with San Diego's Hannah Read and Harmon taking on USC's Lily Fairclough. In the doubles round of 16, Sauvant and Falkner will play San Diego's Vilma Krebs Hyllested and Read.
Live scoring and streaming can be found here for the tournament, with draws and results available here.
Grechkina will compete in the singles draw at the ITA Conference Masters Championships, representing the WCC against competitors from across the country.
The tournament features one singles player and one doubles team from each NCAA automatic qualifier-eligible Division I conference, with conferences designating their representatives for the national event.
Four singles players will earn automatic berths to the NCAA Singles Championship, with each semifinalist securing qualification. In doubles, the two finalist teams will also earn automatic bids to the NCAA Doubles Championship.
Grechkina will take on Binghamton's Jessica McLean of the Northeast Conference in the round of 32 tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. ET.
Streaming for conference masters can be found on ITA's YouTube here, with draws and results available here.
The Waves will look to qualify this weekend for the NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships, held from Nov. 17-22 in Athens, Ga.
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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