MALIBU, Calif. - The No. 5 Pepperdine Waves won 6-1 over the Gaels on Saturday afternoon, but the dual match still had a major highlight for SMC as No. 49 Mariia Kozyreva took down No. 9 Shiori Fukuda at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center.
Kozyreva won 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-4) in taking the final set in the tiebreaker in the final match of the day to finish. Jocelyn Massey also had an epic, three-set battle against No. 82 Savannah Broadus coming up just short in a 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-6) score.
Match Results Singles competition
#5 Pepperdine 6, Saint Mary's 1
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