UCLA
Pepperdine
No. 7 Bruins Down Waves, 6-1
April 07, 2004 | Women's Tennis
April 7, 2004
LOS ANGELES -For the second time this season, the seventh-ranked UCLA women's tennis team handed Pepperdine a loss, defeating the Waves, 6-1 Wednesday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. The Bruins, who also defeated Pepperdine, 5-2 in Malibu earlier in the year, improve to 13-6 with the win. The Waves drop to 10-8.
UCLA, winners of seven of its last eight, got on the board quickly with three victories on all three doubles courts.
Taking a 1-0 advantage into singles play, the Bruins quickly posted three straight singles wins to clinch the match at 4-0. First to finish was court No. 5, where Lauren Fisher dispatched of Merve Asimgil, 6-1, 6-2. Both Sarah Gregg and Feriel Esseghir followed up fisher with a pair of straight-set victories of their own. Gregg defeated Karin Schlapbach, 6-0, 6-2 at the No. 4 spot, while Esseghir knocked off Charlotte Vernaz by the same score at No. 3 singles.
Bruin sophomore Laura Gordon gave the Bruins a 5-0 advantage when she battled back from a difficult second set to win, 6-2, 0-6, 6-3 over Eva Dickes at the No. 6 position.
Pepperdine registered its only point of the day at the No. 1 position, where 33rd-ranked Natalie Braverman upset 16th-ranked Jackie Carleton, 6-4, 6-4. In the final match of the afternoon, Bruin freshman Daniela Bercek defeated Caroline Raba, 4-6, 7-6(4), (10-7) at the No. 2 position.
UCLA returns to action this Friday, facing No. 6 Washington at the LATC beginning at 1:30 p.m.
Doubles
| Pos. | Opponents | Score |
| 1. | Bercek/Fisher (UCLA) def. Raba/Vernaz (Pepp) | 8-3 |
| 2. | (26) Carleton/Esseghir (UCLA) def. Asimgil/Braverman (Pepp) | 8-5 |
| 3. | Gordon/Gregg (UCLA) def. Dickes/Schlapbach (Pepp) | 8-3 |
| UCLA Wins Doubles Point | ||
Singles
| Pos. | Opponents | Score |
| 1. | (33) Natalie Braverman (Pepp) def. (16) Jackie Carleton (UCLA) | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2. | (52) Daniela Bercek (UCLA) def. Caroline Raba (Pepp) | 4-6, 7-6(4), (10-7) |
| 3. | Feriel Esseghir (UCLA) def. (83) Charlotte Vernaz (Pepp) | 6-0, 6-2 |
| 4. | Sarah Gregg (UCLA) def. Karin Schlapbach (Pepp) | 6-0, 6-2 |
| 5. | Lauren Fisher (UCLA) def. Merve Asimgil (Pepp) | 6-1, 6-3 |
| 6. | Laura Gordon (UCLA) def. Eva Dickes (Pepp) | 6-2, 0-6, 6-3 |
| Singles Order of Finish: 5, 4, 3, 6, 1, 2 | ||
