March 7, 2000
TEMPE, Ariz. - Arizona State, ranked 10th by the ITA, topped 13th-ranked William & Mary in women's tennis non-conference action this afternoon at the Robson Player Facility.
The Sun Devils improved their overall record to 9-2, while the Tribe dropped to a 9-3 season mark.
ASU won the match in singles competition, taking five of six contests. Karin Palme defeated William & Mary's Delphine Troch 6-2, 6-2, but the other four victories were taking into extra games. On court three, Faye DeVera won a first set tiebreaker 7-1 before dropping the set 4-6. A long shot by the Tribe's Carlijn Buis gave DeVera the match with a 6-4 third set. Mhairi Brown, Megan Yeats and Celena McCoury also notched Sun Devil wins.
Arizona State returns to Pac-10 action this weekend in Los Angeles, Calif., taking on No. 14 UCLA on Fri., March 10 and seventh-ranked USC on Sat., March 11.
No. 13 William & Mary 2 (9-3)
No. 10 Arizona State 9 (8-2)
Singles
1. Karin Palme (ASU) def. Delphine Troch (WM) 6-2, 6-2
2. Carolijn van Rossum (WM) def. Kerry Giardino (ASU) 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
3. Faye DeVera (ASU) def. Carlijn Buis (WM) 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-4
4. Mhairi Brown (ASU) def. Jessyca Arthur (WM) 7-5, 6-4
5. Megan Yeats (ASU0 def. Andrea Coulter (WM) 7-6 (3), 6-1
6. Celena McCoury (ASU) def. Nina Kamp (WM) 6-4, 7-6 (3)
Doubles
1. Buis/Troch (WM) def. Brown/Yeats (ASU) 9-7
2. DeVera/McCoury (ASU) def. Arthur/van Rossum (WM) 8-4
3. Palme/Giardino (ASU) def. Coulter/Lindsay Sullivan (WM) 8-3