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Women’s Tennis Defeats Golden Bears 5-2

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Senior Savannah Broadus cheers after a point with her doubles partner sophomore Vivian Yang during a 5-2 win for the Waves at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center against University of California, Berkeley on Feb. 22. The pair is currently ranked No. 8 in the nation for doubles play. Photos by Guinevere Hesse
Senior Savannah Broadus cheers after a point with her doubles partner sophomore Vivian Yang during a 5-2 win for the Waves at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center against University of California, Berkeley on Feb. 22. The pair is currently ranked No. 8 in the nation for doubles play. Photos by Guinevere Hesse

No. 25 Pepperdine Women’s Tennis defeated No. 18 University of California, Berkeley 5-2 Feb. 22 at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center.

The singles portion started off strong with a win by freshman Anastasiia Grechkina. She is ranked No. 52 nationally and defeated her No. 70 opponent in two quick sets of 6-2 and 6-0, according to Pepperdine Athletics.

The Golden Bears quickly returned defeating sophomore Vivian Yang in two sets as well. Then, freshman Sebastianna Scilipoti lost to her opponent 6-2, 2-6, 3-6. The match then continued to go back and forth between the competitive teams.

Yang prepares to set the ball in her singles match Feb. 22 against the California Bears at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center. Yang lost in her singles match but won with Broadus in her doubles match.
Yang prepares to set the ball in her singles match Feb. 22 against the California Bears at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center. Yang lost in her singles match but won with Broadus in her doubles match.

To further combat the Bears, freshman Duru Soke defeated her opponent in two sets to gain another point for the Waves 6-3, 6-2.

Freshman Alexia Harmon had a comeback win in her singles match. Scilipoti came back after losing 1-6 with a reverse score of 6-1 and then finished 7-6 to get the second point for the Waves.

Senior All-American Savannah Broadus finished the singles portion with scores of 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 to earn the final point for the Waves. Broadus is currently ranked No. 16 in the nation for singles, according to Pepperdine Athletics.

With the score being 3-2, the Waves had to secure the doubles point to win the match.

Freshmen Anastasiia Grechkina and Alexia Harmon high-five during their doubles match against the California Bears at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center on Feb. 22. The pair lost their match Feb. 22, but are ranked No. 39 in the country for doubles.
Freshmen Anastasiia Grechkina and Alexia Harmon high-five during their doubles match against the California Bears at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center on Feb. 22. The pair lost their match Feb. 22, but are ranked No. 39 in the country for doubles.

Yang was avenged her singles loss with her doubles partner Broadus as the pair defeated their opponents handily 6-2. The pair is No. 8 in the country for doubles, according to Pepperdine Athletics.

Grechkina and Harmon had a hard-fought loss of 4-6, but Soke and Scilipoti pulled off the last point for the Waves for an overall win of 5-2.

Broadus prepares for a serve in her singles match against the California Bears during a 5-2 Waves win at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center. Broadus is currently No. 8 in the country for singles and defeated her opponent 6-2 Feb. 22.
Broadus prepares for a serve in her singles match against the California Bears during a 5-2 Waves win at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center. Broadus is currently No. 8 in the country for singles and defeated her opponent 6-2 Feb. 22.

Pepperdine women’s tennis will face California, Berkeley again March 6.

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