TEMPE, Ariz. (Day 1) -- The Arizona State women's tennis team got off on the right foot on day one of the 21st Annual ASU Thunderbird tournament on Friday.
Seniors Desirae Krawczyk and Stephanie Vlad both advanced to the quarterfinals, but on very different paths.
Krawczyk blazed through both of her matches, winning 6-0, 6-0 against Cal's Audrey Mayer before finishing up far before anyone else with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over NAU's Marta Lewandowska.
Vlad on the other hand had a much more trying afternoon, winning in straight sets over Fresno State's Rana Sherif Ahmed before a long fought match against the No. 4 seed. Cal's Karla Popovic and Vlad battled through all three sets before Vlad finished the third set with a 6-3 victory for the upset.
Ebony Panoho didn't want to be the only senior left out of the party, as she cruised through her two matches 6-0, 6-2 and 6-0, 6-1 to join her fellow seniors in the quarterfinals. She'll take on Vlad in a Sun Devil senior battle on Saturday at 9:30 a.m.
On the other end of the seniority totem pole, freshman Sammi Hampton took on Cal's Lyann Hoang for three sets and ended up needing a tiebreaker to decide the match. Hampton lost the first set 0-6 before bouncing back with a 6-2 victory. The final set finished 7-5(5). THe freshman would go on to win her match in the consolation bracket over Minnesota's Mehvish Safdar 7-5, 6-3.
Juniors Gussie O'Sullivan and Kassidy Jump both won their first matches in the morning before losing hard fought matches in the round of 16. They'll continue their play on Saturday in the consolation bracket.
Day two continues on Saturday with doubles at 8:30 a.m. followed by the singles bracket play at 9:30 a.m. Krawczyk will take on Texas' Neda Koprcina on court 1.
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SINGLES RESULTS
Round of 32:
(1) Desirae Krawczyk (ASU) def. Audrey Mayer (Cal) - 6-0, 6-0
Marta Lewandowska (NAU) def. Kara Hall (Michigan) - 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
Drew Spinosa (San Diego) def. Carolina Ryba (Minnesota) - 6-3, 6-2
Neda Koprcina (Texas) def. Stephanie Lin (Cal) - 6-2, 6-1
(4) Karla Popovic (Cal) def. Lana Groenvynck (Texas) - 6-2, 6-2
Stephanie Vlad (ASU) def. Rana Sherif Ahmed (Fresno) - 6-4, 6-2
Ebony Panoho (ASU) def. Dana Oppinger (San Diego) - 6-0, 6-2
Mira Ruder-Hook (Michigan) def. Emelia Box (NAU) - 6-1, 6-0
Kate Fahey (Michigan) def. Hailey Rochin (NAU) - 6-0, 6-1
Sophia Chow (San Diego) def. Danielle Wagland (Texas) - 1-6, 7-5, 6-3
Lyann Hoang (Cal) def. Sammi Hampton (ASU) - 6-0, 2-6, 7-6(4)
(3) Sophie Watts (Fresno) def. Mehvish Safdar (Minnesota) - 6-2, 6-2
Kassidy Jump (ASU) def. Chelsea Crovetti (Texas) - 6-0, 6-2
Anneka Watts (Fresno) def. Maja Vujic (Minnesota) - 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
Gussie O'Sullivan (ASU) def. Shani Blecher (San Diego) - 6-2, 6-2
(2) Lynn Chi (Cal) earns BYE into Round of 16
Round of 16:
(1) Desirae Krawczyk (ASU) def. Marta Lewandowska (NAU) - 6-2, 6-2
Neda Koprcina (Texas) def. Drew Spinosa (San Diego) - 6-2, 6-1
Stephanie Vlad (ASU) def. (4) Karla Popovic (Cal) - 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Ebony Panoho (ASU) def. Mira Ruder-Hook (Michigan) - 6-0, 6-1
Kate Fahey (Michigan) def. Sophia Chow (San Diego) - 6-4, 6-3
(3) Sophie Watts (Fresno) def. Lyann Hoang (Cal) - 6-2, 6-2
Anneka Watts (Fresno) def. Kassidy Jump (ASU) - 1-6, 7-6(4), 6-3
(2) Lynn Chi (Cal) def. Gussie O'Sullivan (ASU) - 7-5, 6-3
1st Round Consolation:
Lana Groenvynck (Texas) def. Rana Sherif Ahmed (Fresno) - 6-3, 6-3
Emelia Box (NAU) def. Dana Oppinger (San Diego) - 7-6(6), 6-2
Sammi Hampton (ASU) def. Mehvish Safdar (Minnesota) - 7-5, 6-3
Kara Hall (Michigan) def. Audrey Mayer (Cal) - 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
Stephanie Lin (Cal) def. Carolina Ryba (Minnesota) - 7-5, 6-4
Danielle Wagland (Texas) def. Hailey Rochin (NAU) - 6-1, 6-1
Maja Vujic (Minnesota) def. Chelsea Crovetti (Texas) - 6-2, 6-4
Shani Blecher (San Diego) advances with BYE
DOUBLES RESULTS
Day 1:
Desirae Krawczyk/Stephanie Vlad (ASU) def. Carolina Ryba/Mehvish Safdar (Minnesota) - 8-1
Sophie Watts/Anneka Watts (Fresno) def. Kassidy Jump/Samantha Hampton (ASU) - 8-7(5)
Ebony Panoho/Alexandra Osborne (ASU) def. Sophia Chow/Shani Blecher (San Diego) - 8-6
Kate Fahey/Mira Ruder-Hook (Michigan) def. Neda Koprcina/Danielle Wagland (Texas) - 8-2
Gussie O’Sullivan/Rana Sherif Ahmed (Mixed) def. Maja Vujic/Kara Hall (Mixed) - 8-4
Hailey Rochin/Marta Lewandowska (NAU) def. Lyann Hoang/Stephanie Lin (Cal) - 9-7
Karla Popovic/Lynn Chi (Cal) def. Drew Spinosa/Dana Oppinger (San Diego) - 8-6
Lana Groenvynck/Chelsea Crovetti (Texas) def. Emelia Box/Audrey Mayer (Mixed) - 8-2
Day 2:
Desirae Krawczyk/Stephanie Vlad (ASU) vs. Kate Fahey/Mira Ruder-Hook (Michigan)
Kassidy Jump/Samantha Hampton (ASU) vs. Neda Koprcina/Danielle Wagland (Texas)
Ebony Panoho/Alexandra Osborne (ASU) vs. Caroline Ryba/Mehvish Safdar (Minnesota)
Gussie O’Sullivan/Rana Sherif Ahmed (Mixed) vs. Lana Groenvynck/Chelsea Crovetti (Texas)
Maja Vujic/Kara Hall (Mixed) vs. Emelia Box/Audrey Mayer (Mixed)
Karla Popovic/Lynn Chi vs. Sophie Watts/Anneka Watts (Fresno State)
Hailey Rochin/Marta Lewandowska (NAU) vs. Sophia Chow/Shani Blecher (San Diego)
Lyann Hoang/Stephanie Lin (California) vs. Drew Spinosa/Dana Oppinger (San Diego)
Day 3:
Kassidy Jump/Samantha Hampton (ASU) vs. Kate Fahey/Mira Ruder-Hook (Michigan)
Sophie Watts/Anneka Watts (Fresno State) vs. Caroline Ryba/Mehvish Safdar (Minnesota)
Desirae Krawczyk/Stephanie Vlad (ASU) vs. Neda Koprcina/Danielle Wagland (Texas)
Ebony Panoho/Alexandra Osborne (ASU) vs. Drew Spinosa/Dana Oppinger (San Diego)
Gussie O’Sullivan/Rana Sherif Ahmed (Mixed) vs. Emelia Box/Audrey Mayer (Mixed)
Lyann Hoang/Stephanie Lin (California) vs. Sophia Chow/Shani Blecher (San Diego)
Karla Popovic/Lynn Chi (California) vs. Hailey Rochin/Marta Lewandowska (NAU)
Lana Groenvynck/Chelsea Crovetti (Texas) vs. Maja Vujic/Kara Hall (Mixed)