MALIBU, Calif. (April 18, 2021) – The fourth-ranked Pepperdine Waves captured a 7-0 nonconference victory over Washington State Sunday afternoon at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center.
In doubles play, the Waves (18-3) captured the opening point with wins on courts 1 and 2. At No. 1, WSU's (13-13) Melisa Ates and Hikaru Sato held a 4-2 lead but could not close it out as Jessica Failla and Shiori Fukuda won the final four games to clinch the match. At No. 3, WSU's Michaela Bayerlova and Yang Lee were leading 6-5 when play was stopped with the doubles point secured.