Oct. 21, 1997
ASU's Nash Wins in Back Draw of ITA Riviera All-American
TEMPE, Ariz.-- ASU junior Alison Nash defeated Loyola Marymount's Mara Colaizzi in straight sets (6-2, 6-1) Tuesday in qualifying singles back draw action of the ITA All-American at the Riviera Tennis Club in Los Angeles.
The event is the second leg of the Rolex/ITA Collegiate Grand Slam.
Nash lost to Michelle O of William & Mary in the singles qualifier 6-2, 6-2 to start the day. Sun Devil freshman Faye DeVera went 0-2 on the day, falling to Notre Dame's Marisa Velasco 6-3, 6-1. DeVera was then defeated 6-2, 6-1 by No. 8 seed Ivy Wang of Harvard in singles back draw action.
ASU senior Stephanie Lansdorp, the third seed, fell to Northwestern's Katherine Nasser 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 in the singles qualifier. Cal's Anita Kurimay defeated Lansdorp 6-4, 6-2 in the back draw.
Results from the doubles qualifier were not available at press time.
Nash will face Maria Pavlidou of Arkansas Wednesday in the third round of the qualifying singles back draw.
Thursday's main draw action will feature ASU senior Reka Cseresnyes and the Sun Devil doubles team of Lansdorp and junior Katy Propstra.
Here are ASU's results from Tuesday's action at the ITA Riviera All-American:
QUALIFYING SINGLES:
Katherine Nasser (Northwestern) def. (3)Stephanie Lansdorp (ASU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
Michelle O (William & Mary) def. Alison Nash (ASU) 6-2, 6-2
Marisa Velasco (Notre Dame) def. Faye DeVera (ASU) 6-3, 6-1
QUALIFYING SINGLES BACK DRAW:
Anita Kurimay (California) def. (3)Stephanie Lansdorp (ASU), 6-4, 6-2
Alison Nash (ASU) def. Mara Colaizzi (Loyola Marymount), 6-2, 6-1
(8)Ivy Wang (Harvard) def. Faye DeVera (ASU), 7-6(4), 7-6(4)
QUALIFYING DOUBLES:
Cseresnyes/Giardino (ASU) vs. Hiete/Aydin (Wake Forest), TBA
McCoury/Nash (ASU) vs. Webb/Sanderson (Duke), TBA