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No. 16 Women’s Tennis opens the NCAA Tournament against Denver starting FridayNo. 16 Women’s Tennis opens the NCAA Tournament against Denver starting Friday
by Zach Wargo
TEMPE – No. 16 Sun Devil Women’s Tennis begins its 40th NCAA Tournament run against Denver at 1 p.m. MST at Whiteman Tennis Center on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Women’s Tennis Tournament.

UCLA and San Diego State will begin action Friday morning at 10 a.m. MST. No live stream will be available for all matches, but matches can be followed on StatBroadcast this weekend.

Tickets are available for $5 for both Friday and Saturday with parking available in the Whiteman lot in front of the tennis center, in lot 58 or 59.
 
Weekend schedule: All matches at Whiteman Tennis Center
Friday, May 1 - First Round
UCLA vs. San Diego State - 10 a.m. MST - Live Stats
Denver at. Arizona State - 1 p.m. MST - Live Stats

Saturday, May 2 - Second Round
Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2 - 12 p.m. 
 
The Sun Devils host their first regional since 2003 and come off a successful regular season where they won 19 matches and shared the Big 12 regular season title with UCF. The team has made the round of 32 in five of the last six NCAA Tournament appearances and will attempt to make the round of 16 for the first time since 2004.

In conference play, the Sun Devils won 11 matches, which is the most by an ASU team since 1985. The team won nine straight matches from March 14 to April 11, 2026, which was the longest winning streak since 2016. Earlier this season, ASU defeated Denver, 4-0,  at the Red and Blue Invite in Tucson, Arizona, on February 21, 2026.

Sun Devil outlook
(NCAA Seed/ITA Rank)
No. 16/16 Arizona State (19-5)
  • With a win on Friday, it would be ASU’s 20th win of the season and the most since 2001.
  • To add, ASU is 9-2 when it wins a singles match from the No. 4 spot and 1-3 when it drops a point from the No. 4 position in the lineup.
  • Emlija Tverijonaite is one win away from becoming the 19th Sun Devil all time to reach 75+ career singles wins and carries a 74-26 career record, winning 74 percent of singles matches as a Sun Devil.
  • Ovrootsky and Tverijonaite led the team with 30 wins in singles this season, which is tied for the fifth most in a season by a Sun Devil. With one win in singles this weekend, they both would enter into a tie for third all-time with Allison Bradshaw (1999) and Kori Davidson (1994) with 31 wins in a season.
  • This spring, both Ovrootsky and Tverijonaite have combined for a 36-6 record in singles.
  • Ovrootsky leads the team with 18 wins this dual season, including a perfect 13-0 mark from the No. 3 position. She has won 37 of her last 42 sets since January 17. The graduate went a perfect 18-0 in the regular season.
  • ASU is 13-2 this season when Tverijonaite wins from the No. 1 spot.
  • The Sun Devils are 18-0 this season when Ovrootsky wins in singles play.
  • The Sun Devils are 14-0 this spring when they win the doubles point. The team is 5-5 when they do not secure the doubles point.
  • Sophomore Aiya Nupbay has won seven-straight singles matches entering the weekend, all earning victories in straight sets.
  • Junior Sara Svetac went 3-1 in singles during conference play and went 6-2 for the year from the No. 2 position this spring.
Opponent outlook
(ITA Rank)
No. 18 UCLA (16-7)
  • UCLA has notable wins this season against then-No. 14 Pepperdine, No. 8 USC, No. 11 Stanford, No. 21 Washington and defeated San Diego State, 5-2, in their season opener on January 18.
  • The last time ASU played UCLA was on March 15, 2024, and the Bruins secured a 4-0 win over the Sun Devils. However, the last time the Sun Devils faced the Bruins in Tempe, ASU won 4-2 on April 8, 2023. The Bruins have a 48-18 record all-time over the Sun Devils.
No. 67 Denver (16-7)
  • The Sun Devils have a 3-0 record all-time against the Pioneers and aim to win their second match against Denver this Friday.
  • Denver earned the automatic bid into the NCAA Tennis Championship after winning its 12th consecutive Summit League championship, marking their 12th straight NCAA tournament appearance and the 15th in program history.
No. 51 San Diego State (21-3)
  • Chan also contributed to the team’s best doubles pairing with Vessa Turley. The pair earned a 16-4 record from the No. 1 position, being ranked No. 23 at their highest point this season.
  • The Sun Devils and Aztecs have not faced each other since the 2019 season, when ASU won the match 5-2. The series is 16-14 all-time in favor of the Sun Devils.
  • San Diego State earned its bid to the NCAA Tennis Championship by winning the Mountain West Tournament title with a 4-1 win over UNLV.
 
Women’s Tennis
Most Singles Wins in 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)
     Emilija Tverijonaite - 30 (2025-26)
     Vivian Ovrootsky - 30 (2025-26)
5. Reka Cseresnyes - 29 (1995)
     Kelcy McKenna - 29 (2011)
 
Women’s Tennis
Most Wins (1985-present)
1. 21-7, 1986 (Sheila McInerney)
2. 20-6, 2001 (Sheila McInerney)
    20-10, 1990 (Sheila McInerney)
3. 19-5, 2026 (Jamea Jackson)
     19-10, 1991 (Sheila McInerney)
     19-11, 1989 (Sheila McInerney)
4.  18-6, 2016 (Sheila McInerney)
     18-8, 2014 (Sheila McInerney)
     18-8, 1992 (Sheila McInerney)
 
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