MALIBU, Calif. - No. 5 Pepperdine shutout Santa Clara women's tennis 7-0 in the West Coast Conference opener on Friday.  

The Waves (10-2, 1-0) won their eighth-straight when Taisiya Pachkaleva clinched the match on court three over Jamie Schroer 6-2, 6-2.  

Astrid Olsen and Lexi Ryngler beat Schroer and Varya Zlotnik 6-2 to secure the doubles point for the Waves. 

Finley Kalinic who entered the contest having won four-straight singles matches had her streak snapped when she fell to Shiori Fukuda 7-5, 6-1 on court two.  Kalinic is now 6-2 on the season.  

NEXT UP

The Broncos (2-6, 0-1) will play CSUN on Saturday.  First serve is at 11 a.m.

#5 Pepperdine 7, Santa Clara 0

March 26, 2021 at Malibu, Calif. (Ralphs Straus Tennis Center)

Singles competition
1. #4 Failla, Jessica (PEPP) def. JennaMarie Gordon (SCU-W) 6-0, 6-1
2. Fukuda, Shiori (PEPP) def. Finley Kalinic (SCU-W) 7-5, 6-1
3. #94 Pachkaleva, Taisiya (PEPP) def. Jamie Schroer (SCU-W) 6-2, 6-2
4. Ryngler, Lexi (PEPP) def. Katherine Petty (SCU-W) 6-3, 6-1
5. Zaar, Lisa (PEPP) def. Giulia Hayer (SCU-W) 6-1, 6-0
6. Olsen, Astrid (PEPP) def. Lindsey Pesqueira (SCU-W) 6-0, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Failla, Jessica/Fukuda, Shiori (PEPP) vs. Katherine Petty/Finley Kalinic (SCU-W) 5-4, unfinished
2. Pachkaleva, Taisiya/Zaar, Lisa (PEPP) def. JennaMarie Gordon/Giulia Hayer (SCU-W) 6-2
3. Olsen, Astrid/Ryngler, Lexi (PEPP) def. Jamie Schroer/Varya Zlotnik (SCU-W) 6-2

Match Notes
Santa Clara 2-6, 0-1
Pepperdine 10-2, 1-0; National ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (1,5,3,6,4,2)

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