TEMPE – For the second-straight outing, the Sun Devil women's tennis team recorded a 4-0 sweep at the Whiteman Tennis Center, this time over the Gauchos of UC Santa Barbara (6-8, 0-0 Big West).
"I thought we played well today," coach Sheila McInerney said. "I thought we came out with a lot of energy. We talked after the San Diego State match about how we were good yesterday, but we needed to be better energy-wise, and I think we really showed that today."
Just the like Friday's sweep over San Diego State, the Devils (7-3, 0-0 Pac-12) got off the court quickly in doubles with wins on courts two and three.
Sasa Klanecek and Savannah Slaysman blanked their opponents on court three, 6-0, then the undefeated duo of Lauryn John-Baptiste and Ilze Hattingh took care of Lev Ari/Yamada a few minutes later, 6-1, to give ASU a cushion heading into singles play with the Gauchos.
"We were really pumped for doubles today – I think it showed," McInerney said. " I think we had more fun and it carried over to singles. Santa Barbara is a good team and we just outplayed them today."
The Gauchos fielded one ranked tandem in No. 57 Natalie Da Silveira and Palina Dubavets on court one against ASU's Nicole Fossa Huergo and Tereza Kolarova. The Sun Devil duo had the lead over the UCSB pairing, 4-3, before ASU took the point.
The lead was extended to two after Kolarova took down Yamada, 6-1, 6-0, on court six. The commanding victory was the freshman's second win on court six this season. She had the lead on court six in the third set yesterday against her Aztec opponent, but the match was called before she had a chance to record a win.
Hattingh grabbed her second win of the weekend over on court two to put ASU up 3-0. She blew past Aubets with ease, not dropping a single game en route to her 6-0, 6-0 sweep. Along with her impressive win Friday, Hattingh finishes the weekend having dropped only one game as she won 6-1, 6-0 yesterday.
The match-clinching point was scored by Hattingh's doubles partner John-Baptiste on court one.
The England international won 6-2, 6-3 for her fourth win on the first court and sixth win this spring – the second-best mark on the team behind Klanecek's eight wins.
While the game was called at 4-0, Klanecek had the lead on court five and was a point away from winning her match, and Slaysman was entering a tiebreak in the second set after she had taken the first set 6-2.
Fossa Huergo won her first set 6-3 and was mounting a comeback in the second set, down 4-5, before John-Baptiste finished Dubavets.
"It's good for the girls," McInerney said. "We have a day off tomorrow, but then we have the Utah-Colorado trip this weekend, which is always a tough one. With the weather, it looks like it's going to be indoors, so we're sort of the indoor-outdoor team because we've alternated every weekend."
The Devils take on Utah (7-3, 0-0 Pac-12) Friday in Salt Lake City, then head across the border to Boulder, Colorado, for a matchup with the Buffaloes (5-2, 0-0 Pac-12) to open the conference season.
"It was a nice weekend after last weekend was a little tough for us," McInerney said. "We played two pretty good teams, particularly Santa Barbara because of what they've done already this season, and we got better. We just have to keep that going as we get going in conference play."
Arizona State: 4
UC Santa Barbara: 0
Doubles Results
1. Fossa Huergo/Kolarova vs. Dubavets/Da Silveira | 4-3 unf.
2. John-Baptiste/Hattingh def. Lev Ari/Yamada | 6-1
3. Klanecek/Slaysman def. Sentenac/Atanasson | 6-0
Order of finish: 3, 2
Singles Results
1. John-Baptiste def. Dubavets | 6-2, 6-3
2. Hattingh def. Atanasson | 6-0, 6-0
3. Fossa Huergo vs. Da Silveira |6-3, 4-5 unf.
4. Slaysman vs. Lev Ari |6-2, 6-6 unf.
5. Klanecek vs. Sentenac |6-1, 5-3 unf.
6. Kolarova def. Yamada |6-1, 6-0
Order of finish 6, 2, 1
"I thought we played well today," coach Sheila McInerney said. "I thought we came out with a lot of energy. We talked after the San Diego State match about how we were good yesterday, but we needed to be better energy-wise, and I think we really showed that today."
Just the like Friday's sweep over San Diego State, the Devils (7-3, 0-0 Pac-12) got off the court quickly in doubles with wins on courts two and three.
Sasa Klanecek and Savannah Slaysman blanked their opponents on court three, 6-0, then the undefeated duo of Lauryn John-Baptiste and Ilze Hattingh took care of Lev Ari/Yamada a few minutes later, 6-1, to give ASU a cushion heading into singles play with the Gauchos.
"We were really pumped for doubles today – I think it showed," McInerney said. " I think we had more fun and it carried over to singles. Santa Barbara is a good team and we just outplayed them today."
The Gauchos fielded one ranked tandem in No. 57 Natalie Da Silveira and Palina Dubavets on court one against ASU's Nicole Fossa Huergo and Tereza Kolarova. The Sun Devil duo had the lead over the UCSB pairing, 4-3, before ASU took the point.
The lead was extended to two after Kolarova took down Yamada, 6-1, 6-0, on court six. The commanding victory was the freshman's second win on court six this season. She had the lead on court six in the third set yesterday against her Aztec opponent, but the match was called before she had a chance to record a win.
Hattingh grabbed her second win of the weekend over on court two to put ASU up 3-0. She blew past Aubets with ease, not dropping a single game en route to her 6-0, 6-0 sweep. Along with her impressive win Friday, Hattingh finishes the weekend having dropped only one game as she won 6-1, 6-0 yesterday.
The match-clinching point was scored by Hattingh's doubles partner John-Baptiste on court one.
The England international won 6-2, 6-3 for her fourth win on the first court and sixth win this spring – the second-best mark on the team behind Klanecek's eight wins.
While the game was called at 4-0, Klanecek had the lead on court five and was a point away from winning her match, and Slaysman was entering a tiebreak in the second set after she had taken the first set 6-2.
Fossa Huergo won her first set 6-3 and was mounting a comeback in the second set, down 4-5, before John-Baptiste finished Dubavets.
"It's good for the girls," McInerney said. "We have a day off tomorrow, but then we have the Utah-Colorado trip this weekend, which is always a tough one. With the weather, it looks like it's going to be indoors, so we're sort of the indoor-outdoor team because we've alternated every weekend."
The Devils take on Utah (7-3, 0-0 Pac-12) Friday in Salt Lake City, then head across the border to Boulder, Colorado, for a matchup with the Buffaloes (5-2, 0-0 Pac-12) to open the conference season.
"It was a nice weekend after last weekend was a little tough for us," McInerney said. "We played two pretty good teams, particularly Santa Barbara because of what they've done already this season, and we got better. We just have to keep that going as we get going in conference play."
Arizona State: 4
UC Santa Barbara: 0
Doubles Results
1. Fossa Huergo/Kolarova vs. Dubavets/Da Silveira | 4-3 unf.
2. John-Baptiste/Hattingh def. Lev Ari/Yamada | 6-1
3. Klanecek/Slaysman def. Sentenac/Atanasson | 6-0
Order of finish: 3, 2
Singles Results
1. John-Baptiste def. Dubavets | 6-2, 6-3
2. Hattingh def. Atanasson | 6-0, 6-0
3. Fossa Huergo vs. Da Silveira |6-3, 4-5 unf.
4. Slaysman vs. Lev Ari |6-2, 6-6 unf.
5. Klanecek vs. Sentenac |6-1, 5-3 unf.
6. Kolarova def. Yamada |6-1, 6-0
Order of finish 6, 2, 1