May 14, 2000
TEMPE, Ariz. - Top seed and host Arizona State defeated second seed Mississippi State 6-0 in the second round of the NCAA Championships this afternoon at Whiteman Tennis Center in Tempe.
Arizona State, ranked 11th by the ITA, won the match during singles play, eliminating the need for doubles competition. The Sun Devils improve to 14-7 overall on the year.
The Lady Bulldogs end their season with an even 11-11 overall record. This NCAA appearance was the team's second straight.
Junior Faye DeVera was the first player to score a point for the Devils with her 6-1, 6-0 win over MSU's Claudia Oliveira. Sophomore Allison Bradshaw, senior Kerry Giardino and freshman Mhairi Brown followed soon after, winning each of their matches in straight sets. Freshman Megan Yeats clinched the team victory with a service ace to defeat Andrea Lord 6-2, 6-4. The win marked Yeats' 26th win, leading the team.
Although the victory was already secured for the Devils, both teams agreed to finish a match in progress on court two, with ASU's Karin Palme topping the MSU's Ivana Belancic 7-5, 7-5.
As the Regional champion, Arizona State advances to the third round of the NCAAs, scheduled to begin May 18 at Pepperdine's Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center in Malibu, Calif. No. 34 Mississippi State 0 (11-11) No. 11 Arizona State 6 (14-7)
Singles 1. (15) Allison Bradshaw (ASU) def. (93) Amelie Detriviere (MSU) 6-1, 6-2 2. (24) Karin Palme (ASU) def. Ivana Belancic (MSU) 7-5, 7-5 3. Kerry Giardino (ASU) def. Carole Soubis (MSU) 6-3, 6-1 4. Faye DeVera (ASU) def. Claudia Oliveira (MSU) 6-1, 6-0 5. (81) Megan Yeats (ASU) def. Andrea Lord (MSU) 6-2, 6-4 6. Mhairi Brown (ASU) def. Anca Vasiloaica (MSU) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
Not Played