ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Sun Devil Women's Tennis (15-9) advanced to the round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in the last six tournament appearances with a 4-1 win over Ole Miss (15-13) Friday morning in Ann Arbor, Michigan at Varsity Tennis Center.
Arizona State took the early lead with the doubles point and went on to get three singles wins for the clinch. ASU will face No. 3 Michigan tomorrow at 10 a.m. AZT/1 p.m. EST, which can be watched on Playsight or the Cracked Racket's YouTube channel with live stats available on Michigan's website.
Freshman Aiya Nupbay clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-2 straight-sets win for her eighth win of the spring. Lily Taylor got the Sun Devils third point of the match by winning the last four games in the second set to win, 6-3, 6-2 for her 11th win of the year. Senior Patricja Spaka won her third-straight singles match with a 6-2, 6-4 win on court three to clinch the Sun Devils' second point of the match after Ole Miss had tied the match at 1-1 on court six.
Sophomore Sara Svetac won her first set at 6-3 and was battling back in the second set down 3-5. Emilija Tverijonaite fell in the first set and was down 3-5 when Nupbay clinched the win.
In doubles, Sara Svetac and Karin Altori battled back from a 5-3 deficit to win three straight games to force the tiebreaker. The duo then got an early 2-0 lead and never looked back by taking the tiebreaker 7-5 to help ASU win the doubles point. Nupbay and Tverijonaite won 6-3 to contribute to the early lead with a win on court three.
No. 35 Arizona State 4, No. 31 Ole Miss 1
Doubles Results
1. #24 Ludmila Kareisova/Anaelle Leclercq-Ficher (MISS) def. #78 Patricija Spaka/Lily Taylor (ASU) – 6-3
2. Sara Svetac/Karin Altori (ASU) def. Andrea Nova/Brooklyn Olson (MISS) – 7-6 (5)
3. Aiya Nupbay/Emilija Tverijonaite (ASU) def. Alice Soulie/Emily Welker (MISS) – 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles Results
1. #68 Sara Svetac (ASU) vs. Emily Welker (MISS) – 6-3, 3-5 (unfinished)
2. #85 Emilija Tverijonaite (ASU) vs. Ludmila Kareisova (MISS) – 5-7, 3-5 (unfinished)
3. Patricija Spaka (ASU) def. Lucie Petruzelova (MISS) – 6-2, 6-4
4. Lily Taylor (ASU) def. Alice Soulie (MISS) – 6-3, 6-2
5. Aiya Nupbay (ASU) def. Andrea Nova (MISS) – 6-4, 6-2
6. Rachel Krzyzak def. Karsyn Evans (ASU) – 6-2, 6-1
Order of finish: 6, 3, 4, 5
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Arizona State took the early lead with the doubles point and went on to get three singles wins for the clinch. ASU will face No. 3 Michigan tomorrow at 10 a.m. AZT/1 p.m. EST, which can be watched on Playsight or the Cracked Racket's YouTube channel with live stats available on Michigan's website.
Freshman Aiya Nupbay clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-2 straight-sets win for her eighth win of the spring. Lily Taylor got the Sun Devils third point of the match by winning the last four games in the second set to win, 6-3, 6-2 for her 11th win of the year. Senior Patricja Spaka won her third-straight singles match with a 6-2, 6-4 win on court three to clinch the Sun Devils' second point of the match after Ole Miss had tied the match at 1-1 on court six.
Sophomore Sara Svetac won her first set at 6-3 and was battling back in the second set down 3-5. Emilija Tverijonaite fell in the first set and was down 3-5 when Nupbay clinched the win.
In doubles, Sara Svetac and Karin Altori battled back from a 5-3 deficit to win three straight games to force the tiebreaker. The duo then got an early 2-0 lead and never looked back by taking the tiebreaker 7-5 to help ASU win the doubles point. Nupbay and Tverijonaite won 6-3 to contribute to the early lead with a win on court three.
No. 35 Arizona State 4, No. 31 Ole Miss 1
Doubles Results
1. #24 Ludmila Kareisova/Anaelle Leclercq-Ficher (MISS) def. #78 Patricija Spaka/Lily Taylor (ASU) – 6-3
2. Sara Svetac/Karin Altori (ASU) def. Andrea Nova/Brooklyn Olson (MISS) – 7-6 (5)
3. Aiya Nupbay/Emilija Tverijonaite (ASU) def. Alice Soulie/Emily Welker (MISS) – 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles Results
1. #68 Sara Svetac (ASU) vs. Emily Welker (MISS) – 6-3, 3-5 (unfinished)
2. #85 Emilija Tverijonaite (ASU) vs. Ludmila Kareisova (MISS) – 5-7, 3-5 (unfinished)
3. Patricija Spaka (ASU) def. Lucie Petruzelova (MISS) – 6-2, 6-4
4. Lily Taylor (ASU) def. Alice Soulie (MISS) – 6-3, 6-2
5. Aiya Nupbay (ASU) def. Andrea Nova (MISS) – 6-4, 6-2
6. Rachel Krzyzak def. Karsyn Evans (ASU) – 6-2, 6-1
Order of finish: 6, 3, 4, 5
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