MORAGA, Calif. — Saint Mary's put up a fight against the WCC's top team, No. 8 Pepperdine, on Saturday but would eventually fall 4-0 at the Timothy Korth Tennis Complex.

The Gaels (6-8, 3-1 WCC) nearly came up with the doubles point but were edged in the final of the three matches. Mariia Kozyreva and Hind Abdelouahid won 7-5 on Court 1 to tie up the set score 1-all but Pepperdine's tandem of Adrijana Lekaj and Satsuki Takamura clinched the point shortly later with a 7-5 win on Court 3.

The Waves (11-3, 3-0 WCC) rattled off three wins in singles play to take the match. Pepperdine collected straight set victories in the No. 1, 2, and 6 slots with Anastasia Iamachkine cementing the match on Court 6.

Clementine Clement battled tough as the Gaels' No. 3 as she forced three sets with Jessica Failla before the match was called. Abdelouahid and Liesl Pieters also had tight first sets in their respective matches.

RESULTS
No. 8 Pepperdine 4, Saint Mary's 0

DOUBLES
1. Hind Abdelouahid/Mariia Kozyreva (SMC) def. Iamachkine,Anastasia/Failla, Jessica (PEPP) 7-5
2. Kuczer, Daria/Milovanovic, Dzina (PEPP) def. Chloe Goyette/Clementine Clement (SMC) 6-2
3. Lekaj, Adrijana/Takamura, Satsuki (PEPP) def. Danielle McIntyre/Jordan Harris (SMC) 7-5
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3

SINGLES
1. Lahey, Ashley (PEPP) def. Mariia Kozyreva (SMC) 6-1, 6-4
2. Lekaj, Adrijana (PEPP) def. Chloe Goyette (SMC) 6-0, 6-2
3. Clementine Clement (SMC) vs. Failla, Jessica (PEPP) 6-1, 1-6, 0-1, unfinished
4. Hind Abdelouahid (SMC) vs. Milovanovic, Dzina (PEPP) 4-6, 2-3, unfinished
5. Liesl Pieters (SMC) vs. Kuczer, Daria (PEPP) 5-7, 1-1, unfinished
6. Iamachkine, Anastasia (PEPP) def. Aubane Ville (SMC) 6-0, 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 6

UP NEXT: PACIFIC
The Gaels return to the courts in one week as they host Pacific on April 6. The following day, Saint Mary's welcomes Sacramento State for a non-conference matchup.