MALIBU – The No. 2 Texas A&M women's tennis dropped a 4-1 decision to the No. 19 Pepperdine Waves at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center.
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The final tally belied the tightness of the match with the doubles point won with a tiebreaker and four of the singles matches going to three sets.
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Doubles play swung in Pepperdine's favor, as the Waves claimed two of the three courts to take the opening point, 1-0. The Aggies earned an early win on court 5 as Lexington Reed/Daria Smetannikov toppled Shihomi Leong/Duru Soke, 6-3, but the Waves answered on the remaining courts. Mia Kupres/Lucciana Perez fell in a 6-4 decision on court 1. Pepperdine captured the point on court 3 where No. 76 Violeta Martinez/Anna Perelman dropped a 7-6 nail-biter.
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Perez put the Aggies on the board, earning the first singles win of the afternoon with a 7-6(4), 6-1 victory over No. 7 Anastasia Grechkina on court 2. Pepperdine responded shortly after as Reed fell to Sonja Zhiyenbayeva in three sets on court 3, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2. The Waves extended their lead with a 7-6(4), 6-4 victory by Soke over Perelman on court 6. Chantal Sauvant clinched the match for Pepperdine on court 4, defeating Martinez in a three-set barn-burner, 2-6, 7-6(6), 6-2, to seal the final, 4-1.
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No. 34 Kupres and No. 83 Smetannikov were nearing the end of their matches when play concluded.
#19 Pepperdine 4, #2 Texas A&M 1
Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center – Malibu, California
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SINGLES
#34 Mia Kupres (A&M) vs. Živa Falkner (PEP) – 5-7, 7-6(3), 4-4, unfinished
Lucciana Perez (A&M) def. #7 Anastasiia Grechkina (PEP) – 7-6(4), 6-1
Sonja Zhiyenbayeva (PEP) def. Lexington Reed (A&M) – 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
Chantal Sauvant (PEP) def. Violeta Martinez (A&M) – 2-6, 7-6(6), 6-2
#83 Daria Smetannikov (A&M) vs. Shihomi Leong (PEP) – 3-6, 6-3, 5-5, unfinished
Duru Söke (PEP) def. Anna Perelman (A&M) – 7-6(4), 6-4
Order of Finish – 2,3,6,4
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DOUBLES
Falkner/Zhiyenbayeva (PEP) def. Kupres/Perez (A&M) - 6-4
Sauvant/Grechkina (PEP) def. #76 Martinez/Perelman (A&M) - 7-6
Reed/Smetannikov (A&M) def. Soke/Leong (PEP) - 6-3
Order of Finish – 3,1,2
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The Aggies return to action in California Sunday when they face San Diego in a noon contest.
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The final tally belied the tightness of the match with the doubles point won with a tiebreaker and four of the singles matches going to three sets.
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Doubles play swung in Pepperdine's favor, as the Waves claimed two of the three courts to take the opening point, 1-0. The Aggies earned an early win on court 5 as Lexington Reed/Daria Smetannikov toppled Shihomi Leong/Duru Soke, 6-3, but the Waves answered on the remaining courts. Mia Kupres/Lucciana Perez fell in a 6-4 decision on court 1. Pepperdine captured the point on court 3 where No. 76 Violeta Martinez/Anna Perelman dropped a 7-6 nail-biter.
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Perez put the Aggies on the board, earning the first singles win of the afternoon with a 7-6(4), 6-1 victory over No. 7 Anastasia Grechkina on court 2. Pepperdine responded shortly after as Reed fell to Sonja Zhiyenbayeva in three sets on court 3, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2. The Waves extended their lead with a 7-6(4), 6-4 victory by Soke over Perelman on court 6. Chantal Sauvant clinched the match for Pepperdine on court 4, defeating Martinez in a three-set barn-burner, 2-6, 7-6(6), 6-2, to seal the final, 4-1.
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No. 34 Kupres and No. 83 Smetannikov were nearing the end of their matches when play concluded.
#19 Pepperdine 4, #2 Texas A&M 1
Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center – Malibu, California
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SINGLES
#34 Mia Kupres (A&M) vs. Živa Falkner (PEP) – 5-7, 7-6(3), 4-4, unfinished
Lucciana Perez (A&M) def. #7 Anastasiia Grechkina (PEP) – 7-6(4), 6-1
Sonja Zhiyenbayeva (PEP) def. Lexington Reed (A&M) – 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
Chantal Sauvant (PEP) def. Violeta Martinez (A&M) – 2-6, 7-6(6), 6-2
#83 Daria Smetannikov (A&M) vs. Shihomi Leong (PEP) – 3-6, 6-3, 5-5, unfinished
Duru Söke (PEP) def. Anna Perelman (A&M) – 7-6(4), 6-4
Order of Finish – 2,3,6,4
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DOUBLES
Falkner/Zhiyenbayeva (PEP) def. Kupres/Perez (A&M) - 6-4
Sauvant/Grechkina (PEP) def. #76 Martinez/Perelman (A&M) - 7-6
Reed/Smetannikov (A&M) def. Soke/Leong (PEP) - 6-3
Order of Finish – 3,1,2
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The Aggies return to action in California Sunday when they face San Diego in a noon contest.
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FOLLOW THE AGGIES
Visit 12thman.com for more information on Texas A&M women's tennis. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M women's tennis team on Facebook, Instagram, and on X by following @AggieWTEN.