WOMEN'S TENNIS FALLS AT NO. 14 PEPPERDINE
Malibu, Calif. - The No. 14 Pepperdine women''s tennis defeated No. 49 Sacramento State 7-0 on Sunday afternoon at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center in Malibu, Calif. With the win, the Waves moved to 13-2 on the season, while the Hornets dropped to 8-5 on the season. The Waves swept the doubles to win the point. No. 36 Merve Asimgil and Sylvia Kosakowski defeated Margarita Karnaukhova and Anastassia Lyssenko 8-5 at No.1, while No. 17 Eva Dickes and Bianca Dulgheru beat Joyce Martinez and Luba Schifris 8-5 at court two. Natalie Braverman and Caroline Raba shut out Svetlana Pimenova and Cecilia Helland 8-0.
No. 34 Dulgheru defeated Karnaukhova 6-2, 6-1, while No. 93 Kosakowski handed Schifris a 7-6 (5), 6-2 loss. Raba downed Martinez Gutierrez 6-1, 6-3 and No. 125 Braverman defeated Karina Jarlkaganova 6-4, 6-4. Eva Dickes scored a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Helland. Asimgil beat Pimenova at No. 6, 6-0, 6-3.
Sacramento State returns to action on Saturday, March 25, hosting Santa Clara at 9 a.m. and Eastern Washington at 2 p.m. Both matches will be held at Rio Del Oro Racquet Club.
Doubles
1. #36 Asimgil/ Kosakowski (PEP) def. Karnaukhov/ Lyssenko (SAC) 8-5
2. #17 Dickes/ Dulgheru (PEP) def. Joyce Martinez/Luba Schifris (SAC) 8-5
3. Braverman/ Raba (PEP) def. Pimenova/Helland (SAC) 8-0
Singles
1. #34 Bianca Dulgheru (PEP) def. Margarita Karnaukhov (SAC) 6-2, 6-1
2. #93 Sylvia Kosakowski (PEP) def. Luba Schifris (SAC) 7-6, 6-2
3. Caroline Raba (PEP) def. Joyce Martinez (SAC) 6-1, 6-3
4. # 125 Natalie Braverman (PEP) def. Karina Jarlkaganova (SAC) 6-4, 6-4
5. Eva Dickes (PEP) def. Cecilia Helland (SAC) 6-2, 6-4
6. Merve Asimgil (PEP) def. Svetlana Pimenova (SAC) 6-0, 6-3
