WACO, Texas – Sun Devil Women’s Tennis dropped its match, 4-0, against No. 2 Texas A&M Tuesday night at Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center in the ITA Kickoff Event.
The Sun Devils will return home on February 7, to host San Diego at 1 p.m. MST at Whiteman Tennis Center. Last season, the team defeated the Toreros 4-0 in San Diego.
The doubles’ point was closely contested with all three matches finisjing. Junior Sara Svetac and freshman Zlata Bartanusz won their match on court three for their first win as a pair, 6-4. However, Texas A&M won matches on courts one and two, 6-4, to clinch the doubles point, taking a 1-0 lead.
In singles, junior #42 Emilija Tverijonaite and graduate #76 Vivian Ovrootsky battled in their first sets, but were unable to come out on top, dropping their opening sets, 6-4, and 7-5, respectively.
Sophomore Lily Taylor dropped her first set, but managed a 6-2 second set to force a decisive third set. In the meantime, the Aggies clinched the match on court six with Evans dropping her match, 6-2, 6-4.
No. 2 Texas A&M 4 / Arizona State 0,
Doubles results
Mia Kupres/Lucciana Perez def.. Emilija Tverijonaite/Vivian Ovrootsky - 6-4
2. #76 Violeta Martinez/Anna Perelman (TA&M) def. Karsyn Evans/Lily Taylor (ASU) - 6-4
3. Zlata Bartanusz/Sara Svetac (ASU) def. Lexington Reed/Daria Smetannikov (TA&M) - 6-4
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles results
1. #34 Mia Kupres (TA&M) vs. #42 Emilija Tverijonaite (ASU) - 6-4, 5-3 (Unfinished)
2. Lucciana Perez (TA&M) vs. #76 Vivian Ovrootsky (ASU) - 7-5, 4-2 (Unfinished)
3. Lexington Reed (TA&M) def. Sara Svetac (ASU) - 6-3, 6-3
4. Lily Taylor (ASU) vs. Violeta Martinez (TA&M) - 6-1, 2-6, 1-0 (Unfinished)
5. #83 Daria Smetannikov (TA&M) def.. Zlata Bartanusz (ASU) - 6-0, 6-2
6. Anna Perelman (TA&M) def.. Karsyn Evans (ASU) - 6-2, 6-4
Order of finish: 5, 3, 6
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