Photo courtesy of Ricky Davis | Pepperdine Athletics
In the five years that Pepperdine has co-hosted the esteemed Oracle/ITA Masters tournament, no Wave has ever won a title of any kind.
That changed early Sunday afternoon at Malibu Racquet Club, as Pepperdine senior Ashley Lahey dominated the women’s singles final 6-3, 6-0 against UCLA redshirt senior Jada Hart.
Lahey said the keys were “play[ing] loose” and “swing[ing] free.”
“There’s so many nerves you have to deal with in a final,” Lahey said. “I just didn’t want to put that kind of pressure on myself.