SAN DIEGO, Calif.  - No 7 Pepperdine women's tennis (14-4, 5-0 WCC) earned a 4-0 road victory over No. 39 San Diego (9-9, 3-1 WCC) Friday afternoon from Hogan Tennis Center.

The Waves won the doubles point with Chantal Sauvant, Duru Söke and Živa Falkner each winning singles matches. The remaining three singles courts were amid a third set when the win was clinched by Falkner and the Waves.

Pepperdine is now 5- 0 in West Coast Conference (WCC) play this season following the victory, and 9-2 against ranked opponents.

"This was a very tough match and environment at USD," noted head coach Tassilo Schmid following the win. "It's always tough to play there, as they are well coached and compete hard. I thought we could have started better in singles but credit to the team for staying calm and turning sets around. We will continue the good work next week and focus on our last two home matches before the conference tournament."

Duru Söke and Shihomi Leong opened up doubles play with a quick 6-1 victory on court three, improving to 8-3 this season as a doubles pairing.

The remaining courts saw a pair of new tandems in the Waves' doubles lineup. Anastasiia Grechkina and Alexia Harmon teamed up for the first time this spring, after having spent the majority of this past season as a steady duo. Živa Falkner and Chantal Sauvant also played together for the first time, at the No. 1 position.

Harmon and Grechkina fell on court two, but the Waves were able to clinch the doubles point with a 7-5 win on one from Sauvant and Falkner. Falkner is now 5-0 in WCC doubles play, having earned wins with four different partners.

Sauvant got the scoring started in singles for the Waves on court three, defeating No. 119 Hannah Read, 6-4, 6-1, improving her to 5-0 in conference play. Sauvant has now won six straight singles matches and is 10-4 on the season.

Söke continued her perfect season next at the No. 4 position, earning a 6-0, 6-4 win over Ines Leon, which put Pepperdine ahead 3-0 in the match. Söke is 11-0 on the season in singles which now includes three conference victories.

With the remaining four singles courts all going to a third set, it was Falkner who eventually clinched the shutout victory for the Waves on court one. Falkner came from a set down to defeat Charlotte Keitel by a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 scoreline. Falkner has now won three straight singles contests and sits at 7-6 on the season at the No. 1 position for the Waves.

On court two, Grechkina saw her match abandoned while tied 5-5 in the third set. Grechkina had rebounded from a 6-4 loss in set one with a 6-1 win in set two.

On court five, Harmon had claimed the first set 6-3 before falling 6-4 in set two. Harmon had gone up a break in the third set, and was leading 3-1 when the match was decided.

Leong also saw her match go unfinished on court six in the third set. Leong led 3-2 in the third after beginning the match with a 6-3 win in the first set before dropping set two.

The Waves close out their road slate with the victory, having gone a perfect 7-0 in true road matches this spring.

Pepperdine improves to 66-6 in the all-time series against San Diego.

RESULTS
Doubles
1. Živa Falkner/Chantal Sauvant (PEPP) def. Anna Linn Moll/Hannah Read (USD): 7-5
2. Vilma Krebs Kyllested/Maria Shmakova (USD) def. Anastasiia Grechkina/Alexia Harmon (PEPP): 6-3
3. Duru Söke/Shihomi Leong (PEPP) def. Charlotte Keitel/Kristina Nordikyan (USD): 6-1
Order of finish: 3,2,1

Singles
1. No. 32 Živa Falkner (PEPP) def. Charlotte Keitel (USD): 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
2. No. 19 Anastasiia Grechkina (PEPP) ABN vs. Vilma Krebs Hyllested (USD): 4-6, 6-1, 5-5
3. Chantal Sauvant (PEPP) def. No. 119 Hannah Read (USD): 6-4, 6-1
4. No. 115 Duru Söke (PEPP) def. Ines Leon (USD): 6-0, 6-4
5. Alexia Harmon (PEPP) ABN vs. Maria Shmakova (USD): 6-3, 4-6, 3-1
6. Shihomi Leong (PEPP) ABN vs. Anna Linn Moll (USD): 6-3, 5-7, 3-2
Order of finish: 3,4,1

The Waves return on Tuesday, April 14, hosting LMU at 4 p.m. from Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center. A win would clinch the WCC regular season title and No. 1 seed in the WCC Tournament for the Waves.

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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