March 9, 2011
TEMPE, Ariz.--The Arizona State women’s tennis team (8-2) looks forward to the challenge of hosting two top-10 teams this weekend as it hosts No. 5 Duke on Thursday, Mar. 10 and No. 7 California at the Whiteman Tennis Center in Tempe, Ariz.
The Sun Devils opened Pac-10 play 2-0 last weekend, sweeping Washington State on Friday and defeating Oregon, 6-1 on Saturday.
Senior Kelcy McKenna (22-2) is ranked 17th in the current ITA singles ranking, while the Golden Bears and Blue Devils also feature two players in the top-10 with fourth-ranked Jana Juricova of Cal and No. 9 Reka Zsilinszka of Duke.
Freshman Jacqueline Cako (16-1), currently ranked 30th in the nation, is riding a 13-match winning streak into this weekend’s competition.
Check back with thesundevils.com for updates through out the weekend.