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N0. 16 Women’s Tennis begins four-match homestand hosting Kansas and Iowa State starting Friday

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N0. 16 Women’s Tennis begins four-match homestand hosting Kansas and Iowa State starting FridayN0. 16 Women’s Tennis begins four-match homestand hosting Kansas and Iowa State starting Friday
by Zach Wargo

TEMPE – No. 16 Sun Devil Women’s Tennis returns to Whiteman Tennis Center, hosting Kansas on Friday, March 27, at 5 p.m. MST and Iowa State on Sunday, March 29, at noon.

Live stats will be available on StatBroadcast, and fans can follow live updates on the team’s social media accounts @sundevilwtennis on Instagram and X, Sun Devil Women’s Tennis on Facebook, and on sundevils.com.

The Sun Devils have won three straight Big 12 matches coming into the week and did not drop a point in their pair of wins over West Virginia and Iowa State. Graduate Vivian Ovrootsky moved to 14-0 in dual matches, and Junior Emilija Tverijonaite moved to 10-2 this spring.

Last time out
Arizona State went 2-0 last week in both matches against Big 12 foes. First on Thursday, they beat West Virginia 4-0, with Ovrootsky clinching the win for the Sun Devils in a win over Laura Morillo, 6-4, 6-2. 

ASU then faced Cincinnati on Saturday and also performed exceptionally well with a 4-0 win. Junior No. 22 Emilija Tverijonaite won her 70th career singles match without losing a game, in a 6-0, 6-0 win. Sophomore Aiya Nupbay clinched the win for the Sun Devils, winning her singles match, 6-3, 6-2

Sun Devil outlook
No. 16 Arizona State (13-4, 5-2 Big 12)

  • Arizona State is 5-1 all-time against Kansas; however, it is searching for its first win over the Jayhawks in conference play.
  • The Sun Devils are 3-0 against the Jayhawks all-time in Tempe.
  • ASU is 6-0 all-time against the Cyclones and has won all five matchups in Tempe. It’s the first visit Iowa State has made to the desert since January 21, 2011.
  • The Sun Devils are 12-2 this season when they win a singles match from the No. 3 position.
  • To add, ASU is 7-1 when they win a singles match from the No. 4 spot, and 1-3 when they drop a point from the No. 4 position in the lineup.
  • Emlija Tverijonaite became the 27th Sun Devil all time to reach 70+ career singles wins, she carries a 70-25 career record winning 73.6 percent of matches as a Sun Devil.
  • Tverijonaite and Vivian Ovrootsky have 26 wins in singles this season, which is tied for eighth all-time in a season. This spring, both players have combined for a 24-2 record in singles.
  • One win in singles this weekend would be the most since Marianna Argyrokastriti won 27 singles matches in the 2022-23 season.
  • Ovrootsky leads the team with 14 wins this dual season, including a perfect 12-0 mark from the No. 3 position. She has won 28 of her last 29 sets since the dual season began.
  • In the latest ITA singles Rankings, Ovrootsky is ranked No. 118 in the country, and Tverijonaite is No. 22. It’s the first time this spring that both players have been ranked in singles.
  • ASU is 9-2 this season when Tverijonaite wins from the No. 1 spot.
  • The Sun Devils are 9-0 this spring when they win the doubles point.
  • Junior Sara Svetac has won five of her last six singles matches, boasting a 7-3 record this spring in singles.
  • Sophomore Aiya Nupbay has won five-straight singles matches entering the weekend, all earning victories in straight sets. She clinched the win against Cincinnati last Sunday.
  • The Sun Devils have four wins this season when they lose the doubles point, surpassing their 2025 total of three wins last year when they fell in doubles.

Opponent outlook
No. 34 Kansas (9-7, 5-2 Big 12)

  • Kansas has won five games against ranked opponents, with its last one coming against No. 19 UCF on Sunday, March 22, with a 4-1 win.
  • After starting the season 4-6, the Jayhawks have won five of their last six matches.
  • According to the latest ITA singles Rankings, Kyoka Kubo is ranked No. 53 in the country, with a record of 18-8. She went 2-0 over the weekend.
  • The Jayhawks have the 47th-ranked doubles pair in the country, with Heike Janse Van Vuuren and Kyoka Kubo having a 7-6 season record.
  • Last season, Kansas defeated Arizona State, 4-2, in Lawrence. 

Iowa State (2-12, 0-7 Big 12)

  • The team’s only victories this season are against UNLV and St. Thomas.
  • Iowa State is looking for its first ranked win of the season after coming just short in its last match against No. 40 Houston, 4-3.
  • Maria de la Paz Alberto is the No. 83-ranked singles player in the latest ITA singles rankings. She is 13-11 overall this year.

Women’s Tennis most singles wins in a season
(1985-present)

1. Kelcy McKenna - 33 (2008, 2009)

2. Adria Engel - 32 (2001)

3. Allison Bradshaw - 31 (1999)

     Kori Davison - 31 (1994)

4. Adira Engel - 30 (2003)

5. Reka Cseresnyes - 29 (1995)

     Kelcy McKenna - 29 (2011)

6. Mhairi Brown - 28 (2001)

     Sabrina Capannolo - 28 (2004)

     Desirae Krawczyk - 28 (2014, 2016)

     Gussie O’Sullivan - 28 (2016)

     Megan Yeats - 28 (2000)

7. Marianna Argyrokastriti - 27 (2022-23)

8. Emilija Tverijonaite - 26 (2025-26)

     Vivian Ovrootsky - 26 (2025-26)

     Ebony Panoho - 26 (2016)

     Samantha Hampton - 26 (2016)

Follow along
Fans can keep up with all the live action and news of Sun Devil Women’s Tennis by following @sundevilwtennis on Instagram and X, Sun Devil Women’s Tennis on Facebook, and on sundevils.com.