MALIBU, CA – In its last road match of the regular season, the No. 44 University of San Diego women's tennis team fell to #9 Pepperdine, 6-1.
 
The Waves took the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2, and followed with five singles wins.
 
#56 Solymar Colling earned a 6-0, 7-5 upset win at No. 1 singles over #18 Shiori Fukuda.  
 
USD drops to 13-5 (4-2 WCC) on the season.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
#9 Pepperdine 6, #44 San Diego 1
Apr 23, 2022 at Malibu, Calif. (Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. #56 Colling, Solymar (USD-W) def. #18 Fukuda, Shiori (PEPPW) 6-0, 7-5
2. #36 Pachkaleva, Taisiya (PEPPW) def. Goldsmith, Elizabeth (USD-W) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7)
3. #102 Tjen, Janice (PEPPW) def. McBride, Jordyn (USD-W) 6-1, 6-3
4. #26 Zaar, Lisa (PEPPW) def. De Las Heras, Claudia (USD-W) 6-4, 7-5
5. #94 Broadus, Savannah (PEPPW) def. Kalaitzis, Victoria (USD-W) 6-0, 6-1
6. #57 Flores, Victoria (PEPPW) def. Muljat, Jessi (USD-W) 6-2, 6-0
 
Doubles competition
1. #25 Flores, Victoria/Zaar, Lisa (PEPPW) def. De Las Heras, Claudia/Goldsmith, Elizabeth (USD-W) 6-3
2. #23 Broadus, Savannah/Tjen, Janice (PEPPW) def. Kalaitzis, Victoria/McBride, Jordyn (USD-W) 6-3
3. Fukuda, Shiori/Pachkaleva, Taisiya (PEPPW) vs. Colling, Solymar/Desiatnikov, Abigail (USD-W) 5-3, unfinished
 
Match Notes
San Diego 13-5, 4-2 WCC; National ranking #44
Pepperdine 18-6, 7-0 WCC; National ranking #9
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (5,3,6,1,2,4)
 
UP NEXT
USD will host San Francisco tomorrow at noon for the regular season finale.