TEMPE – The No. 23 Sun Devil Women's Tennis team defeated the SMU Mustangs, 5-2, on Wednesday afternoon at the Whiteman Tennis Center to advance to 8-1 on the season.
After going down a set in doubles, Marianna Argyrokastriti and Chelsea Fontenel battled back in a close match and ultimately came out victorious to tie it up, 1-1, for the Sun Devils. Giulia Morlet and Sedona Gallagher rallied together and won their match 6-4 to secure the doubles point for ASU, putting the Sun Devils in the lead 1-0. The Morlet-Gallagher tandem is now a team-best 8-0 this season.
Gallagher took the first singles point in commanding fashion, sweeping her opponent and putting ASU up 2-0. Argyrokastriti handily defeated her opponent, 6-1, 6-1, to put the Sun Devils up 3-0. Then, Chelsea Fontenel clinched the win for the Sun Devils, defeating her opponent 6-1, 6-4, and giving Arizona State the victory, 4-0. The freshman is tied with Argyrokastriti for the team-high in singles wins this season (8).
The Sun Devils are currently riding a three-match winning streak, their second longest of the early season. They're also a perfect 7-0 at home this season.
COACH'S CORNER
Head coach Sheila McInerney: "Really good win today. SMU is a good team, they've already had a couple good wins this year. ... We have a little time off now, have about 10 days before we head to a very good Ohio State team. Today was good for us to get a match under our belt, get ready for [Ohio State] and we'll look to improve in these next 10 days.
"I think Argy and Sedona did a really good job. They kept their foot on the gas pedal, got off the court quickly, which is really helpful. Their opponents were, even if the scores didn't show it, pretty tough cookies, and I think our kids took care of it pretty well."
Doubles
1. #38 Jackie Nylander/Taylor Johnson (SMU) def. #7 Domenika Turkovic/Patricija Spaka (ASU) 6-22. Sedona Gallagher/Giulia Morlet (ASU) def. Drew Morris/Maja Makoric (SMU) 6-4
3. Argyrokastriti, M./Chelsea Fontenel (ASU) def. Lana Mavor/Hadley Doyle (SMU) 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles
- Hadley Doyle (SMU) def. #54 Giulia Morlet (ASU), 7-5, 1-6, 11-9
- #92 Domenika Turkovic (ASU) def. Taylor Johnson (SMU) 6-3, 5-7, 11-9
- 3. Chelsea Fontenel (ASU) def. Jackie Nylander (SMU) 6-1, 6-4
4. #109 Argyrokastriti, M. (ASU) def. Drew Morris (SMU) 6-1, 6-1
5. #119 Sedona Gallagher (ASU) def. Maja Makoric (SMU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Lana Mavor (SMU) def. Patricija Spaka (ASU) 6-7, 6-3, 10-6
- 3. Chelsea Fontenel (ASU) def. Jackie Nylander (SMU) 6-1, 6-4
Order of finish: 5, 4, 3, 2
UP NEXT
After a well-deserved week off, the Sun Devils will go on the road and travel to Columbus, Ohio to take on the Buckeyes (Sunday, Feb, 19, at 11:00 AM MST). Keep up with the action via the team's Twitter account, @sundevilwtennis, for the latest news and happenings surrounding the program.