BERKELEY, Calif. — No. 16 Pepperdine women's tennis (9-3, 3-0 WCC) claimed a 4-2 victory at No. 10 Cal (5-2, 3-1 ACC) Sunday afternoon from Hellman Tennis Complex.

The win marked Pepperdine's third victory over a top-10 team this season. The Waves have now won five matches in six days on the week, capped by today's victory.

The Waves fell behind 1-0 with Cal winning the doubles point, before claiming four singles matches while dropping just one.

Anastasiia Grechkina clinched the match on court three, with Duru Söke, Chantal Sauvant and Sonja Zhiyenbayeva also picking up singles wins to aid the victory.

The Bears went ahead 1-0 after taking the doubles point with wins on courts two and three. Živa Falkner and Zhiyenbayeva saw their match at the No. 1 position abandoned at 4-4.

Pepperdine found success early on in singles, winning the first set in four of six matches.

Söke evened the score at one apiece with a win on court six as the first singles match to finish. She defeated Sophia Hernandez 6-1, 6-1 to improve to 7-0 on the season.

The Bears retook the lead briefly with a win on court one, before Chantal Sauvant won her bout on court four. Sauvant defeated Mille Johanna Moerk 6-3, 6-1, moving to 6-4 on the season in singles.

Zhiyenbayeva gave the Waves a 3-2 advantage next with a 6-2, 6-2 win on court two over No. 57 Mao Mushika. It marked the second ranked win of the season for Zhiyenbayeva, who is now 9-1 on the dual match season.

Grechkina clinched the match in a three-set victory at the No. 3 position next. After dropping the first set 6-2, Grechkina bounced back to win set two by a 7-5 margin. In the third set, Grechkina got two breaks early to get out to a 5-1 lead, before clinching the match at 6-2.

Alexia Harmon went unfinished on five, having won the first set 7-5 before dropping the second, 6-2. 

RESULTS
Doubles
1. No. 26 Živa Falkner/Sonja Zhiyenbayeva (PEPP) ABN vs. Laura Cilekova/Mao Mushika (CAL): 4-4
2. Sophie Hernandez/Berta Passola Folch (CAL) def. Anastasiia Grechkina/Chantal Sauvant (PEPP): 6-3
3. Mille Johanna Moerk/Naomi Xu (CAL) def. Duru Söke/Shihomi Leong (PEPP): 6-1
Order of finish: 3,2

Singles
1. No. 11 Berta Passola Folch (CAL) def. No. 43 Živa Falkner (PEPP): 6-1, 6-3
2. No. 122 Sonja Zhiyenbayeva (PEPP) def. No. 57 Mao Mushika (CAL): 6-2, 6-2
3. No. 10 Anastasiia Grechkina (PEPP) def. Laura Cilekova (CAL): 2-6, 7-5, 6-2
4. Chantal Sauvant (PEPP) def. Mille Johanna Moerk (CAL): 6-3, 6-1
5. Alexia Harmon (PEPP) ABN vs. Anya Murthy (CAL): 7-5, 2-6, 2-3
6. Duru Söke (PEPP) def. Sophie Hernandez (CAL): 6-1, 6-1
Order of finish: 6,1,4,2,3

The Waves return home Wednesday to take on No. 2 Ohio State, with match time set for 2 p.m. from Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center.

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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