"I'm very happy with how we played today. I thought we came out really strong in the doubles, winning all three matches there," said head coach Sheila McInerney. "We had two new teams playing together for the first time and I thought they were very solid and played very well."
Pac-12 Champion Alex Osborne was paired up with Scottsdale freshman Savannah Slaysman, who together earned the No. 4 seed in the ITA Blue bracket. The two rolled to an 8-1 victory over Sacramento's Ana Loaiza and Karina Vyrian. Junior transfer Kelley Anderson paired up with senior Gussie O'Sullivan, who didn't play many doubles matches last season. The two meshed well, earning an 8-3 win over Santa Clara's Daniella Silva and Madison Clarke.
The only returning familiar pair of the three was senior Kassidy Jump and sophomore Sammi Hampton, who were ranked for stretches of the last year. The two battled out a hard-fought upset of No. 2 seed Blaga Delic and Sheila Morales of Nevada, 8-7.
"Kas and Sammi had a tough one but played really at the end of the match when it really counted," said McInerney.
In singles, five of the six Devils tallied victories in their respective first round matches. Jump, who earned the No. 3 seed in the tournament, earned a birth into the quarterfinals on Saturday thanks to back-to-back victories on day one. Her doubles partner, Hampton, will also appear in the quarterfinals after finishing 2-0 on Friday. O'Sullivan advanced to the second round of the ITA Blue Singles bracket before running into No. 4 Karla Popovic, who went on to win 6-1, 7-5.
In the ITA Gold Singles bracket, Anderson will advance to the quarterfinals as well after a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Isabella vonEbbe of Davidson in the first round and another straight-set sweep in round two.
All six Sun Devils will play on Saturday in both singles and doubles, whether it is still in the championship bracket or consolation bracket.
Coverage can be followed live on six of the courts at Cal here.
ITA Blue Doubles
First Round
(4) Alexandra Osborne/Savannah Slaysman (ASU) def. Ana Loaiza/Karina Vyrian (SAC) 8-2
Kelley Anderson/Gussie O'Sullivan (ASU) def. Daniella Silva/Madison Clarke (SC) 8-3
Samantha Hampton/Kassidy Jump (ASU) def. (2) Blaga Delic/Sheila Morales (NEV) 8-7 (3)
ITA Blue Singles
Second Round
(3) Kassidy Jump (ASU) def. Mayci Jones (BYU) 6-3, 6-1
(4) Karla Popovic (CAL) def. Gussie O'Sullivan (ASU) 6-1, 7-5
(8) Samantha Hampton (ASU) def. Jade Hart (UCLA) 6-3, 7-6 (5)
First Round
Maria Smith (CAL) def. Savannah Slaysman (ASU) 6-4, 6-3
(3) Kassidy Jump (ASU) def. Anna Sokiran (USF) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Gussie O'Sullivan (ASU) def. Emily Maxfield (USF) 6-2, 6-4
(8) Samantha Hampton (ASU) def. Nabila Farah (SC) 6-1, 6-1
ITA Blue Singles Consolation
Savanna Slaysman (ASU) def. Kareena Manji (SM) 2-3 (Aba.)
ITA Gold Singles
Second Round
Kelley Anderson (ASU) def. Margarita Treyes (USF) 6-2, 6-1
Stephanie Lin (CAL) def. Alexandra Osborne (ASU) 6-1, 6-4
First Round
Kelley Anderson (ASU) def. Isabella vonEbbe (DAV), 6-0, 6-1
Alexandra Osborne (ASU) def. Taylah Beckham(BYU) 7-6 (4), 6-3