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The Waves, who honored seniors Charlotte Vernaz and Karin Schlapbach during
Senior Day 004 pre-match ceremonies, rolled on to a 7-0 shutout against
Loyola Marymount Tuesday afternoon and improved their record to 11-9 overall
and -0 in West Coast Conference (WCC) play
lt;bgt;Pictured:lt;/bgt;lt;igt; Pepperdine's Natalie Braverman won her 1 singles match 4-6, 6-4, (10-3) against LMU's Carla Arguelles in the Waves' win over the Lions.lt;/igt;lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; lt;bgt;Pepperdine 7, Loyola Marymount 0lt;/bgt;lt;brgt; MALIBU, Calif. -- The Pepperdine women's tennis team wanted to play well in its final home match of the season. What it got was perfection. The Waves, who honored seniors Charlotte Vernaz and Karin Schlapbach during Senior Day 004 pre-match ceremonies, rolled on to a 7-0 shutout against Loyola Marymount Tuesday afternoon and improved their record to 11-9 overall and -0 in West Coast Conference (WCC) play. The Lions fell to 9-11; both teams travel to the WCC Tennis Championships this weekend at Saint Mary's. In singles action, Pepperdine's top player, No. 33 Natalie Braverman, earned a hard fought, 4-6, 6-4, (10-3), victory against LMU's Carla Arguelles. Caroline Raba defeated Robyn Baker with ease, 6-0, 6-1, at the No. position and No. 98 Vernaz cruised past Kimi Kaloi, 6-, 6-0. At No. 4 and singles, Merve Asimgil and Eva Dickes took home wins versus Serena Fermin and Patrycia Hubl, respectively. Asimgil won, 7-, 6-4, and Dickes grabbed a 6-0, -7, (11-9)victory. Pepperdine rounded out the sensational seven's sweep when Lise Sissler chalked up a win against Tamara Tanner, 6-0, 6-3. lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; The Waves wasted no time and took home the doubles point with a sweep. At No. 1, Vernaz and Raba defeated the Arguelles/Kaloi tandem, 8-6, and Braverman and Asimgil beat Fermin and Erin Ivey, 8-, respectively. Pepperdine's third team combined with Sissler and Dickes accounted for an 8- victory versus Jennifer Baker and Robyn Baker. lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; lt;bgt;San Diego , San Diego State lt;/bgt;lt;brgt; The 49th-ranked USD Toreros handed crosstown rival and 69th-ranked San Diego State a - loss at the SDSU Courts on Tuesday afternoon. With the win USD improves to 9-8 and they will now head to Moraga, CA this weekend to participate in the 004 West Coast Conference Championships on the campus of Saint Mary's College. lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; The Toreros won the doubles point, claiming two of the three tightly contested matches. At number two, USD's Lauren Kazarian and Jenny Brown posted an 8-6 win. The Aztecs battled back, getting an 8-6 win at number one from Katalina Romero and Indra Erichsen, the nation's 30th-ranked doubles team. USD clinched the point with a hard-fought 9-7 win at number three by Tara Livesay and Emma Murphy. lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; All six singles matches were decided in straight sets. San Diego pushed their team advantage to -0 when 46th-ranked Emma Murphy defeated Romero at number one singles. The Toreros clinched the match with victories at the bottom of the lineup. At six, Lauren Kazarian was a 6-4, 6-3 winner over Sarah Sansom. That was followed by a USD victory at five, with Jenny Brown claiming a 7-, 6-4 decision against Patricia Graf. lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; San Diego State got on the board with an upset at number two when Dita Hauerlandova disposed of 107th-ranked Lauren Perl, 6-4, 6-4. That win was followed up by another victory for the Red and Black, this time at number four, with Alesya Vidov defeating Lina Baensch, 7-, 4-1, ret. lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; Livesay completed the scoring for the day, as the Torero was a 7-, 7- winner over Erichsen at number three. lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; San Diego State, which had won four of the previous five matches against USD, ended the regular season with an 8-14 record, San Diego improved to 9-8 overall. Next up for both teams is their respective conference tournament. The Aztecs play host to the Mountain West Conference Championships beginning April 9 at the Barnes Tennis Center. lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; No. 49 San Diego , No. 69 San Diego State SDSU Courts; lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;
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