MALIBU, Calif. - No. 14 NC State women's tennis earned its highest-ranked win of the season Thursday night, knocking off No. 2 Pepperdine on the road, 4-3. The victory marked the Wolfpack's seventh ranked win of the season and improved the team to 13-5 overall.

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The win also marked NC State's second straight season with a victory over the nation's No. 2-ranked team, as the Pack defeated No. 2 Virginia on March 9, 2025.

NC State opened the dual by winning the doubles point for the ninth match in a row. On court two, No. 80 Jasmine Conway and Anna Zyryanova defeated Anastasiia Grechkina and Chantal Sauvant, 6-4, before Lavinia Tanasie and Mia Slama clinched the point on court three with a 7-5 win over Duru Söke and Shihomi Leong.

In singles play, Pepperdine evened the match with a win on court five before No. 44 Slama put the Wolfpack back in front with a ranked victory over No. 23 iva Falkner, 6-4, 6-2, on court one. No. 65 Zyryanova then extended NC State's lead on court three, defeating No. 13 Anastasiia Grechkina, 6-4, 7-5.

After the Waves tied the dual at 3-3, No. 48 Gabriella Broadfoot sealed the top two road win with a three-set victory over No. 36 Sonja Zhiyenbayeva, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, on court two.

Results
#2 Pepperdine 3, #14 NC State 4
Doubles
1. #15 Sonja Zhiyenbayeva/Ziva Falkner (PEPP) def. #2 Victoria Osuigwe/Gabriella Broadfoot (NCSU) 6-3
2. #80 Anna Zyryanova/Jasmine Conway (NCSU) def. Anastasiia Grechkina/Chantal Sauvant (PEPP) 6-4
3. Mia Slama/Lavinia Tanasie (NCSU) def. Duru Soke/Shihomi Leong (PEPP) 7-5

Singles
1. #44 Mia Slama (NCSU) def. #23 Ziva Falkner (PEPP) 6-4, 6-2
2. #48 Gabriella Broadfoot (NCSU) def. #36 Sonja Zhiyenbayeva (PEPP) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
3. #65 Anna Zyryanova (NCSU) def. #13 Anastasiia Grechkina (PEPP) 6-4, 7-5
4. Chantal Sauvant (PEPP) def. #51 Lavinia Tanasie (NCSU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
5. #107 Duru Soke (PEPP) def. Victoria Osuigwe (NCSU) 6-0, 6-4
6. Alexia Harmon (PEPP) def. Jasmine Conway (NCSU) 6-3, 6-3

(Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,1,6,3,4,2)

Up Next
NC State returns home for a weekend of play at J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center, starting against Boston College on Friday, March 27 at 3 p.m.

WOLFPACK WINSS!!!
@PackWTennis upsets 2nd ranked Pepperdine 4-3 on the road for the biggest ranking points win in program history!
NC State wins a tight dubs point & then sweeps the top 3 singles positions behind Mia, Anna & Gabbi with the clincher 6-1 in the 3rd #GoPack

WOLFPACK WINSS!!!☀️🌴@PackWTennis upsets 2nd ranked Pepperdine 4-3 on the road for the biggest ranking points win in program history!
NC State wins a tight dubs point & then sweeps the top 3 singles positions behind Mia, Anna & Gabbi with the clincher 6-1 in the 3rd #GoPack 🐺🐾 pic.twitter.com/g8eclLMHnO

— Simon Earnshaw (@CoachEarnshaw) March 20, 2026

Huge wins by these three yesterday

Courts 1-3 in our win at No. 2 Pepperdine:
1. No. 44 Mia Slama def. No. 23 Ziva Falkner 6-4, 6-2
2. No. 48 Gabriella Broadfoot def. No. 36 Sonja Zhiyenbayeva 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
3. No. 65 Anna Zyryanova def. No. 13 Anastasiia Grechkina 6-4, 7-5

Huge wins by these three yesterday 🤘

Courts 1-3 in our win at No. 2 Pepperdine:
1. No. 44 Mia Slama def. No. 23 Ziva Falkner 6-4, 6-2
2. No. 48 Gabriella Broadfoot def. No. 36 Sonja Zhiyenbayeva 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
3. No. 65 Anna Zyryanova def. No. 13 Anastasiia Grechkina 6-4, 7-5 pic.twitter.com/wtNPd5QKf3

— NC State Women's Tennis (@PackWTennis) March 20, 2026