By Jake Hernandez, SDA Media Relations
TEMPE, Ariz. – The No. 33 Arizona State women’s tennis team swept Pennsylvania, 7-0, this afternoon at Whiteman Tennis Center. Against the Quakers, the Sun Devils improve their record to 7-2.
“I thought we played well today and the final score was not indicated of how competitive the match was,” said ASU head coach Sheila McInerney.
Junior Desirae Krawcyzk continues to dominate this season as she defeated Agustina Sol Eskenazki in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2. During doubles, Krawczyk and junior Stephanie Vlad downed their opponents, 6-2.
“Pennsylvania is a very good team and they made us earn our points,” said coach Sheila McInerney. “Our girls did a great job of finishing after the winning the first sets. We look forward to another home match tomorrow and hope to continue our momentum before starting Pac-12 play on the road this weekend.”
During singles, sophomore Gussie O’Sullivan and Vlad defeated their opponents with tiebreakers to secure the sweep. O’Sullivan defeated Ria Viadya, 10-7 in a 10-point tiebreaker to earn the point. Vlad was forced into a tiebreaker to win her second set, 7-6 that sealed the sweep.
With short rest, ASU will stay in Tempe tomorrow to take on Marquette at Whiteman Tennis Center at 1:30 p.m. MT. Up next, the Sun Devils will be on the road to start Pac-12 play with two matches against Utah at Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Mar. 13 at 12:30 p.m. MST and Colorado at Boulder, Colo. on Sunday, Mar. 15 at 9 a.m. MST.
#33 Arizona State 7, Pennsylvania 0
Singles
1. Desirae Krawcyzk (ASU) def. Agustina Sol Eskenazi (Penn), 6-2, 6-2
2. Stephanie Vlad (ASU) def. Kana Daniel (Penn), 6-4, 7-6
3. Kassidy Jump (ASU) def. Sonya Latycheva (Penn), 7-6, 6-3
4. Joanna Smith (ASU) def. Lina Qostal (Penn), 6-4, 6-2
5. Gussie O’Sullivan (ASU) def. Ria Viadya (Penn) 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-7)
6. Ebony Panoho (ASU) def. Alexandra Ion (Penn), 6-3, 6-0
Order of finish: 6, 4, 1, 3, 5, 2
Doubles
1. Krawczyk/Vlad (ASU) def. Eskenazi/Latycheva (Penn), 6-2
2. Smith/Jump (ASU) vs. Daniel/Ion (Penn) – abandoned
3. Panoho/Osborne (ASU) def. Qostal/Viadya (Penn), 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 3