Tuesday, April 14
Malibu, Calif.
2:00 PM
Pepperdine University
7
vs
0
LMU
No. 9 Women's Tennis Dominates LMU, Wins 7-0
4/14/2026 6:52:00 PM | Women's Tennis
MALIBU, Calif. — No. 9 Pepperdine women's tennis (15-4, 6-0 WCC) earned a dominant 7-0 victory over crosstown foe LMU (9-9. 4-3 WCC) Tuesday afternoon from Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center.
The Waves earned the doubles point and then claimed five two-set victories in singles with one match going to a deciding third set.
With the victory, the Waves clinched at least a share of the West Coast Conference (WCC) regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the WCC Tournament. Pepperdine can clinch the outright WCC title with a victory against Saint Mary's this Friday.
Doubles play began with Duru Söke and Shihomi Leong earning a 6-2 win on court three. The duo has been consistent at that position all season for the Waves, and now sit with a 9-3 record which includes a 3-0 mark in WCC play.
After falling on court two, the doubles point was set to be decided on court one. Živa Falkner and Sonja Zhiyenbayeva took care of business, earning a 6-4 win to put the Waves ahead 1-0. The duo also improved to 3-0 in WCC matches and are now 8-1 this spring as a tandem.
Söke improved to 12-0 on the year in singles with a 12-0 scoreline across two sets. Söke won 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 4 position against Anastasia Bozova, quickly putting Pepperdine ahead 2-0.
Anastasiia Grechkina was next to earn a singles win for Pepperdine on court two, defeating Ada Piestrzynska, 6-3, 6-3. Grechkina is now 6-2 in her last eight singles decisions and has recorded a 3-1 record in conference play this season.
Chantal Sauvant continued her strong play to clinch the victory for Pepperdine at the No. 3 position. Sauvant picked up a 6-0, 7-5 victory over Kim-Michaela Zahraj, as she has now gone 6-0 in Pepperdine's six conference matches.Â
Falkner earned her fourth straight singles win next on court one, taking down Lidia Gonzalez by set scores of 7-5 and 6-4. Falkner's win gave Pepperdine a 5-0 advantage as she is now 3-1 in conference singles matches this season.
Leong won her first set 6-4 on court six, with set two coming down to a tiebreak against Camilia Samel-Druz. Leong asserted herself in the tiebreak, winning it 7-3 to put the Waves in front 6-0 in the match. Leong has also now won four straight singles matches and is now 3-1 in WCC play.
Rounding out the Waves' perfect afternoon was Alexia Harmon on court five, who won the first set 6-3 before falling 5-7 in set two. With the third set being a 10-point tiebreak, Harmon hung on for a 10-8 win to bring the final scoreline to 7-0. Harmon is now riding a 10-match singles winning streak and is a perfect 4-0 in conference play this season.
Pepperdine has now won 28 straight matches against the Lions dating back to the 2003 campaign.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. No. 14 Sonja Zhiyenbayeva/Živa Falkner (PEPP) def. Anastasia Bozova/Ada Piestrzynska (LMU): 6-4Â
2. Kim-Michaela Zahraj/Helene Schnack (LMU) def. Anastasiia Grechkina/Chantal Sauvant (PEPP): 6-3Â
3. Duru Söke/Shihomi Leong (PEPP) def. Camilia Samel-Druz/Lidia Gonzalez (LMU): 6-2Â
Order of finish: 3,2,1
Singles
1. No. 38 Živa Falkner (PEPP) def. Lidia Gonzalez (LMU): 7-5, 6-4Â
2. No. 26 Anastasiia Grechkina (PEPP) def. Ada Piestrzynska (LMU): 6-3, 6-3Â
3. Chantal Sauvant (PEPP) def. Kim-Michaela Zahraj (LMU): 6-0, 7-5Â
4. No. 119 Duru Söke (PEPP) def. Anastasia Bozova (LMU): 6-0, 6-0Â
5. Alexia Harmon (PEPP) def. Helene Schnack (LMU): 6-3, 5-7, 10-8Â
6. Shihomi Leong (PEPP) def. Camilia Samel-Druz (LMU): 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
Order of finish: 4,2,3,1,6,5
The Waves will close out the regular season at home this Friday at noon against Saint Mary's 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.
FOLLOW
To stay up-to-date on the latest Pepperdine women's tennis news, follow the Waves on social media @PepperdineWTEN.
The Waves earned the doubles point and then claimed five two-set victories in singles with one match going to a deciding third set.
With the victory, the Waves clinched at least a share of the West Coast Conference (WCC) regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the WCC Tournament. Pepperdine can clinch the outright WCC title with a victory against Saint Mary's this Friday.
Doubles play began with Duru Söke and Shihomi Leong earning a 6-2 win on court three. The duo has been consistent at that position all season for the Waves, and now sit with a 9-3 record which includes a 3-0 mark in WCC play.
After falling on court two, the doubles point was set to be decided on court one. Živa Falkner and Sonja Zhiyenbayeva took care of business, earning a 6-4 win to put the Waves ahead 1-0. The duo also improved to 3-0 in WCC matches and are now 8-1 this spring as a tandem.
Söke improved to 12-0 on the year in singles with a 12-0 scoreline across two sets. Söke won 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 4 position against Anastasia Bozova, quickly putting Pepperdine ahead 2-0.
Anastasiia Grechkina was next to earn a singles win for Pepperdine on court two, defeating Ada Piestrzynska, 6-3, 6-3. Grechkina is now 6-2 in her last eight singles decisions and has recorded a 3-1 record in conference play this season.
Chantal Sauvant continued her strong play to clinch the victory for Pepperdine at the No. 3 position. Sauvant picked up a 6-0, 7-5 victory over Kim-Michaela Zahraj, as she has now gone 6-0 in Pepperdine's six conference matches.Â
Falkner earned her fourth straight singles win next on court one, taking down Lidia Gonzalez by set scores of 7-5 and 6-4. Falkner's win gave Pepperdine a 5-0 advantage as she is now 3-1 in conference singles matches this season.
Leong won her first set 6-4 on court six, with set two coming down to a tiebreak against Camilia Samel-Druz. Leong asserted herself in the tiebreak, winning it 7-3 to put the Waves in front 6-0 in the match. Leong has also now won four straight singles matches and is now 3-1 in WCC play.
Rounding out the Waves' perfect afternoon was Alexia Harmon on court five, who won the first set 6-3 before falling 5-7 in set two. With the third set being a 10-point tiebreak, Harmon hung on for a 10-8 win to bring the final scoreline to 7-0. Harmon is now riding a 10-match singles winning streak and is a perfect 4-0 in conference play this season.
Pepperdine has now won 28 straight matches against the Lions dating back to the 2003 campaign.
RESULTS
Doubles
1. No. 14 Sonja Zhiyenbayeva/Živa Falkner (PEPP) def. Anastasia Bozova/Ada Piestrzynska (LMU): 6-4Â
2. Kim-Michaela Zahraj/Helene Schnack (LMU) def. Anastasiia Grechkina/Chantal Sauvant (PEPP): 6-3Â
3. Duru Söke/Shihomi Leong (PEPP) def. Camilia Samel-Druz/Lidia Gonzalez (LMU): 6-2Â
Order of finish: 3,2,1
Singles
1. No. 38 Živa Falkner (PEPP) def. Lidia Gonzalez (LMU): 7-5, 6-4Â
2. No. 26 Anastasiia Grechkina (PEPP) def. Ada Piestrzynska (LMU): 6-3, 6-3Â
3. Chantal Sauvant (PEPP) def. Kim-Michaela Zahraj (LMU): 6-0, 7-5Â
4. No. 119 Duru Söke (PEPP) def. Anastasia Bozova (LMU): 6-0, 6-0Â
5. Alexia Harmon (PEPP) def. Helene Schnack (LMU): 6-3, 5-7, 10-8Â
6. Shihomi Leong (PEPP) def. Camilia Samel-Druz (LMU): 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
Order of finish: 4,2,3,1,6,5
The Waves will close out the regular season at home this Friday at noon against Saint Mary's 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.
FOLLOW
To stay up-to-date on the latest Pepperdine women's tennis news, follow the Waves on social media @PepperdineWTEN.
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