AUSTIN, Texas — The No. 8 University of Texas Women's Tennis team (24-4) registered a thrilling 4-3 victory against No. 9 Pepperdine (20-4) in a NCAA Round of 16 match on Saturday afternoon indoors at the Edgar O. and Melanie A. Weller Tennis Center. In a match that was moved indoors due to rain and lasted three hours and 50 minutes, the Longhorns won the doubles point and received singles victories from junior Taisiya Pachkaleva, freshman Nicole Khirin and junior Malaika Rapolu to claim the dual-match win.
With the win, the Longhorns advance to face No.