Princeton University Athletics
Thursday, March 10
Malibu, Calif.
3:00 PM ET/12:00 PM PT
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Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
Women’s Tennis Ends West Coast Road Trip With 6-1 Loss to No. 6 Pepperdine
March 10, 2022 | Women's Tennis
MALIBU, Calif. – The Princeton University women's tennis team were defeated 6-1 by No. 6 Pepperdine, Thursday afternoon at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center. The Tigers battled hard, with Neha Velaga earning a top-40 singles victory.
Pepperdine won the doubles point, but the tandem of Grace Joyce and Maia Sung nearly upended the No. 14 ranked duo, Victoria Flores and Lisa Zaar. The score was 5-4 in favor of the Waves before the match was abandoned.
In singles, Neha Velaga knocked off No. 39 Taisiya Pachkaleva while playing in the No. 1 spot. Velaga dropped the first set 0-6, before taking the next two sets 6-1, 6-3.
Results
Doubles
Order of finish: (2, 3,)
Singles
Order of finish: (6, 3, 1, 5, 2, 4)
Up Next
The Tigers return home to face Old Dominion on Friday, March 25 at 3:00 p.m.
Pepperdine won the doubles point, but the tandem of Grace Joyce and Maia Sung nearly upended the No. 14 ranked duo, Victoria Flores and Lisa Zaar. The score was 5-4 in favor of the Waves before the match was abandoned.
In singles, Neha Velaga knocked off No. 39 Taisiya Pachkaleva while playing in the No. 1 spot. Velaga dropped the first set 0-6, before taking the next two sets 6-1, 6-3.
Results
Doubles
Order of finish: (2, 3,)
- No. 14 Victoria Flores/Lisa Zaar (PEPP) vs. Grace Joyce/Maia Sung (PRIN) 5-4, UF
- Anastasia Iamachkine (PEPP)/Taisiya Pachkaleva (PEPP) def. Brianna Shvets/Nathalie Rodilosso (PRIN) 6-2
- Nikki Redelijk/Janice Tjen (PEPP) def. Skyler Grishuk/Neha Velaga (PRIN) 6-4
Singles
Order of finish: (6, 3, 1, 5, 2, 4)
- Neha Velaga (PRIN) def. No. 39 Taisiya Pachkaleva (PEPP) 0-6, 6-1, 6-3
- No. 22 Lisa Zaar (PEPP) def. Zoe Howard (PRIN) 6-0, 5-7, 1-0 (9-7)
- No. 88 Janice Tjen (PEPP) def. Stephanie Schrage (PRIN) 6-4, 6-1
- No. 48 Victoria Flores (PEPP) def. Grace Joyce (PRIN) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
- No. 98 Nikki Redelijk (PEPP) def. Maia Sung (PRIN) 6-4, 6-0
- Anastasia Iamachkine (PEPP) def. Michelle Sorokko (PRIN) 6-1, 6-3
Up Next
The Tigers return home to face Old Dominion on Friday, March 25 at 3:00 p.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
123
066
Pachkaleva, Taisiya / 0 (39/-) [PEPPW]
613
#2 Singles Match
123
070
Zaar, Lisa / 0 (22/-) [PEPPW]
651
#3 Singles Match
12
41
Tjen, Janice / 0 (88/-) [PEPPW]
66
#4 Singles Match
123
264
Flores, Victoria / 0 (48/-) [PEPPW]
646
#5 Singles Match
12
40
Redelijk, Nikki / 0 (98/-) [PEPPW]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
13
Iamachkine Anastasia / 0 [PEPPW]
66
Order of Finish:
6,3,1,5,2,4
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