TEMPE – Fourteenth-ranked Arizona State returns to the Whiteman Tennis Center this weekend, looking to stop a three-match slide against Wichita State and Rice, Friday and Sunday.
The Devils dropped their first three matches of the season last weekend when they took on three top-15 opponents in No. 2 North Carolina, No. 9 Princeton and No. 14 Virginia in Chicago at the ITA Indoor National Championships.
Despite the losses, senior Savannah Slaysman provided a bright spot for the Devils as she started the weekend upsetting No. 23 Alle Stanford of North Carolina, then wrapped up the tournament with a sweep of Chloe Gullickson of Virginia.
Until her loss against Clare McKee of Princeton, Slaysman was unbeaten in dual match play and still comes into the weekend at 7-1 for the best win percentage on the team.
While Slaysman has been on a tear on court six, the highest ranked Sun Devil in the ITA singles poll continues to be court one's Ilze Hattingh.
All but two of the senior's opponents this season have been ranked in the top-70, and she sits just above .500 on the season and at No. 29 in the nation.
In doubles, Hattingh and Tereza Kolarova combine to make up ASU's court one and the 55th-best team in the nation.
The weekend of action gets started Friday at 1:30 p.m. MST when ASU hosts Wichita State at the Whiteman Tennis Center. Saturday will feature a neutral site match between the Shockers and the Rice Owls, and ASU will return to the courts Sunday at noon to play the Owls.
Admission is free, and results as well as a live stream can be found on thesundevils.com during the match.
The Devils dropped their first three matches of the season last weekend when they took on three top-15 opponents in No. 2 North Carolina, No. 9 Princeton and No. 14 Virginia in Chicago at the ITA Indoor National Championships.
Despite the losses, senior Savannah Slaysman provided a bright spot for the Devils as she started the weekend upsetting No. 23 Alle Stanford of North Carolina, then wrapped up the tournament with a sweep of Chloe Gullickson of Virginia.
Until her loss against Clare McKee of Princeton, Slaysman was unbeaten in dual match play and still comes into the weekend at 7-1 for the best win percentage on the team.
While Slaysman has been on a tear on court six, the highest ranked Sun Devil in the ITA singles poll continues to be court one's Ilze Hattingh.
All but two of the senior's opponents this season have been ranked in the top-70, and she sits just above .500 on the season and at No. 29 in the nation.
In doubles, Hattingh and Tereza Kolarova combine to make up ASU's court one and the 55th-best team in the nation.
The weekend of action gets started Friday at 1:30 p.m. MST when ASU hosts Wichita State at the Whiteman Tennis Center. Saturday will feature a neutral site match between the Shockers and the Rice Owls, and ASU will return to the courts Sunday at noon to play the Owls.
Admission is free, and results as well as a live stream can be found on thesundevils.com during the match.