TEMPE, Ariz. – The quest for a 36th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance for Sun Devil Women's Tennis will officially begin on January 13, when the team opens the 2024 campaign with a doubleheader against UC Davis and UC San Diego at the Whiteman Tennis Center.
The Women's Tennis program announced their spring schedule, a 22-match slate that will begin with a three match homestand in mid-January for 40th-year head coach Sheila McInerney.
Full schedule
The Sun Devils will welcome UC Davis, UC San Diego and Fresno State before hitting the road where they'll meet Kansas and Ohio State or Notre Dame. They'll remain on the road for another match in early February as they'll face San Diego.
The ITA National Team Indoors, should the Sun Devils qualify, is slated for February 9-12 in Seattle.
The Sun Devils will return home to Whiteman Tennis Center for a four-match homestand in mid-February where they'll take on Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Cal Poly and Ohio State.
ASU will begin March on the road with a match against Baylor in Waco before hosting Stanford, Cal and NAU before fully immersing themselves in conference play.
The Sun Devils will travel to UCLA, USC and Oregon to finish out March.
The first two of the three final home matches will open April for ASU as they'll host Washington State and Washington.
The Sun Devils will go on the road for the final time as they'll travel to Utah and Colorado in mid-April.
The regular season finale will be in Tempe against in-state rival Arizona on April 20.
The Sun Devils will head to the Pac-12 Championships in Ojai from April 26-29.
The NCAA Championships, an event the Sun Devils have qualified for in 35 consecutive seasons, is scheduled for May 5-7, with the current location to be determined.
Individual play for the NCAA Tournament, which includes singles and doubles play, is May 20-25 in Stillwater, Okla.
Six from last year's team have returned this season, plus the addition of freshmen Sara Svetac and Emilija Tverijonaite.
In the ITA's final fall rankings of the preseason, Marianna Argyrokastriti and Patricija Spaka were tabbed as the No. 47 duo in the nation, while two were listed as top-100 singles players (No. 61 Giulia Morlet and No. 68 Emilija Tverijonaite).