TEMPE, Ariz.- No. 25 Arizona State Women's Tennis (5-3) took all doubles matches to tiebreakers against No. 1 Oklahoma State (9-0) before falling 4-0 on Saturday at Whiteman Tennis Center.
On court two, senior Giulia Morlet and freshman Sara Svetac fought back from a 5-6 deficit to force the tiebreak and win their match 7-6 (7-3). The Cowgirls took Court 3 by a score of 7-6 (7-5). With both schools each taking a doubles match, attention was on the doubles-clinching court one match. The Sun Devils and the Cowgirls traded points throughout the the tiebreak, but the Cowgirls ended up winning the doubles point-clinching match, 7-6 (9-7).
"I thought it was a high quality doubles," Mclnerney said. "Very rarely do you have all three courts play in tiebreakers in doubles and we did. I thought we played very aggressive and I think that's the most important thing in doubles.You have to play to win. Oklahoma State was a little bit better when they needed to be at the end."
In singles, Oklahoma State won the first three matches on courts five, two, and four to seal their victory over ASU.
No. 1 Oklahoma State 4, No. 25 Arizona State 0
Doubles competition
1. No. 13 Anastasiya Komar/Ange Oby Kajuru (Oklahoma State) def. Chelsea Fontenel/Patricija Spaka (ASU), 7-6 (9-7)
2. Giulia Morlet/Sara Svetac (ASU), def.. Ayumi Miyamoto/Raquel Gonzalez (Oklahoma State), 7-6 (7-3)
3. Safiya Carrington/Kristina Novak (Oklahoma State) def. Marianna Argyrokastriti/Emilija Tverijonaite (ASU), 7-6 (7-5)
Singles competition
1. No. 77 Giulia Morlet (ASU) def. No. 17 Anastasiya Komar (Oklahoma State), 7-5, 5-5 (unfinished)
2. No. 4 Ange Oby Kajuru (Oklahoma State) def. Chelsea Fontenel (ASU), 7-5, 6-0
3. Marianna Argyrokastriti (ASU) vs. No. 54 Lucia Peyre (Oklahoma State), 6-3, 1-6 (unfinished)
4. No. 122 Safiya Carrington (Oklahoma State) def. No. 97 Emilija Tverijonaite (ASU), 6-3, 6-4
5. No. 46 Ayumi Miyamoto (Oklahoma State) def. Sara Svetac (ASU), 6-4, 6-1
6. Kristina Novak (Oklahoma State) vs. Rachel Hanford (ASU), 6-4, 6-6 (unfinished)
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (5,2,4,1*,3*,6*)
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On court two, senior Giulia Morlet and freshman Sara Svetac fought back from a 5-6 deficit to force the tiebreak and win their match 7-6 (7-3). The Cowgirls took Court 3 by a score of 7-6 (7-5). With both schools each taking a doubles match, attention was on the doubles-clinching court one match. The Sun Devils and the Cowgirls traded points throughout the the tiebreak, but the Cowgirls ended up winning the doubles point-clinching match, 7-6 (9-7).
"I thought it was a high quality doubles," Mclnerney said. "Very rarely do you have all three courts play in tiebreakers in doubles and we did. I thought we played very aggressive and I think that's the most important thing in doubles.You have to play to win. Oklahoma State was a little bit better when they needed to be at the end."
In singles, Oklahoma State won the first three matches on courts five, two, and four to seal their victory over ASU.
No. 1 Oklahoma State 4, No. 25 Arizona State 0
Doubles competition
1. No. 13 Anastasiya Komar/Ange Oby Kajuru (Oklahoma State) def. Chelsea Fontenel/Patricija Spaka (ASU), 7-6 (9-7)
2. Giulia Morlet/Sara Svetac (ASU), def.. Ayumi Miyamoto/Raquel Gonzalez (Oklahoma State), 7-6 (7-3)
3. Safiya Carrington/Kristina Novak (Oklahoma State) def. Marianna Argyrokastriti/Emilija Tverijonaite (ASU), 7-6 (7-5)
Singles competition
1. No. 77 Giulia Morlet (ASU) def. No. 17 Anastasiya Komar (Oklahoma State), 7-5, 5-5 (unfinished)
2. No. 4 Ange Oby Kajuru (Oklahoma State) def. Chelsea Fontenel (ASU), 7-5, 6-0
3. Marianna Argyrokastriti (ASU) vs. No. 54 Lucia Peyre (Oklahoma State), 6-3, 1-6 (unfinished)
4. No. 122 Safiya Carrington (Oklahoma State) def. No. 97 Emilija Tverijonaite (ASU), 6-3, 6-4
5. No. 46 Ayumi Miyamoto (Oklahoma State) def. Sara Svetac (ASU), 6-4, 6-1
6. Kristina Novak (Oklahoma State) vs. Rachel Hanford (ASU), 6-4, 6-6 (unfinished)
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (5,2,4,1*,3*,6*)
Up Next
The Sun Devils will play a match against the Cal Poly Mustangs tomorrow at 12 p.m. AZT.
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Follow @SunDevilWTennis on Twitter/X and Instagram for all the latest news and updates during the 2024 season.