April 15, 2000
STANFORD, Calif. -- Ninth-ranked Arizona State women's tennis team fell to top-ranked Stanford 7-1 this afternoon at Taube Family Tennis Center. The win drops the Sun Devils to an 11-7 overall record, 3-4 in the Pac-10. Stanford remains undefeated with a 23-0 mark overall, 6-0 in league play.
In singles competition, junior Karin Palme scored the only point for the Sun Devils when she defeated 47th-ranked Teryn Ashley on court two. She topped the Cardinal in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1.
In only her second match since returning from injury, 15th-ranked Allison Bradshaw lost on court one to second-ranked Marissa Irvin, but became only the second person this season to take the Cardinal sophomore to three sets.
Arizona State next travels to Arizona to wrap up its Pac-10 and regular season schedule. The match will take place in Tucson on Sat., April 22 at 1 p.m.
| Arizona State | 1 | (11-7, 3-4) |
| Stanford | 7 | (23-0, 6-0) |
SINGLES:
1. (2) Marissa Irvin (STAN) def. (15) Allison Bradshaw (ASU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
2. (36) Karin Palme (ASU) def. (47) Teryn Ashley (STAN) 6-4, 6-1
3. (9) Lauren Kalvaria (STAN) def. Faye DeVera (ASU) 6-1, 6-1
4. (82) Gabriela Lastra (STAN) def. (81) Megan Yeats (ASU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Jennifer Heiser (STAN) def. (92) Mhairi Brown (ASU) 6-3, 6-2
6. (40) Keiko Tokuda (STAN) def. Celena McCoury (ASU) 7-5, 6-1
DOUBLES:
1. (37) Kalvaria/Lastra (STAN) def. (23) Bradshaw/McCoury (ASU) 8-6
2. Heiser/Tokuda (STAN) def. (44) Yeats/Brown (ASU) 9-7