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Women’s Tennis Undefeated in the WCC

April 14, 2015 by Anthony Wells

Photo by Esther Kang

One victory was simply not enough for the women’s tennis team. Within two days, the Waves delivered back-to-back stunning victories at home in Malibu to finally convince the fans that the NCAA tournament in May is becoming more of a reality. On April 3, the Waves shut down the University of San Francisco (USF) 7-0 and on April 4, once again by 7-0, the Waves outclassed Santa Clara University (SCU).

Against USF, the Waves had a terrific start — they clinched the doubles with senior Lorraine Guillermo and sophomore Apichaya Runglerdkriangkrai winning on the No. 1 court, and sophomore Christine Maddox and junior Matea Cutura triumphing on the No. 2 court. The Waves were off to a 1-0 lead, but there was still a lot more to come.

Junior Michaela Capannolo put 2-0 on the score sheet by defeating her USF opponent on the No. 5 court with partials of 6-2 and 6-3. And the massacre continued. Cutura made USF’s life even more difficult with her win against Milica Hadzi-Tanovic on the No. 4 court — her devastating partials of 6-2 and 6-0 stretched the Waves’ lead to 3-0.

At this point, the chances of USF bouncing back were slim. But junior Danielle Feneridis made it impossible. Feneridis outclassed USF’s Ines Teixeira with partials of 6-3 and 6-3; 4-0 on the scoreboard and a much-deserved victory for the Waves. Freshman Laura Gulbe, Runglerdkriangkrai and Guillermo finished the job with victories on the No. 3, No. 2 and No. 1 courts to seal the win at 7-0.

“We worked well as a team,” Capannolo said. “We pushed each other and kept the energy up, which assisted us all in competing at our best.”

The Waves’ winning streak stretched to April 4 against SCU. Playing for the doubles point, Feneridis and Gulbe’s win on the No. 3 court, combined with Maddox and Cutura’s win on the No. 2 court was enough to put the Waves ahead 1-0. Could this be a repeat of what was seen the day before? Definitely.

No. 10-ranked Guillermo shut out SCU’s Delphine Rouvillois on the No. 1 court with partials of 6-1 and 6-1, 2-0 on the scoreboard. Out of the Waves’ 15 games in the season thus far, Guillermo won her singles duel in 13 of them — an impressive record that will most definitely be missed after she graduates in May.

Feneridis continued the team’s winning ways and brought SCU down to its knees; her two-set win with partials of 6-2 and 6-3 on the No. 6 court was enough to put the Waves up 3-0. The team was one win away from victory, and it came swift and easy. Capannolo outclassed SCU’s Zeina El Tawil on the No. 5 court with 6-3 and 6-1 partials.

Pepperdine, four; SCU, nothing. Game over. From this point on, any match being played was purely for ceremonial purposes. Gulbe drilled through her SCU opponent on the No. 2 court with convincing partials of 6-0 and 6-3 and stretched the lead to 5-0. Although having already lost the game, SCU still put up a fight. Cutura lost the first set 6-2 on the No. 4 court but redeemed herself with a 6-3 win in the second set. Cutura brawled closely with SCU’s Daniella Silva to win the third set 10-3 and give the Waves a 6-0 lead. No. 95-ranked Runglerdkriangkrai dropped the first set 7-5 but bounced back with a 6-2 win in the second set. She struggled in the third set and narrowly beat her SCU opponent 10-6 to seal the match at 7-0.

“We were able to translate what we do in practice to our match,” Cutura said.

Overall, it was a weekend of bliss for the Waves — two 7-0 victories that add onto the team’s previous four-win streak, with not a double or singles point lost in either of the two matches.

Update: The No. 16-ranked Waves streak stretched to eight until they fell to No. 13-ranked Stanford 6-1 on April 12. The squad remains undefeated in WCC play (7-0). Next up, they face Pacific in Stockton on Friday, April 17, at 1 p.m.

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Follow Anthony Wells on Twitter: @anthonyawells

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Anthony Wells, Apichaya Runglerdkriangkrai, Christine Maddox, Danielle Feneridis, Laura Gulbe, Lorraine Guillermo, Matea Cutura, Michaela Capannolo, Pepperdine Athletics, Pepperdine University, sports, tennis, Waves, women's tennis

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