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Women's Tennis Edged at Arizona State
April 08, 2023 | Women's Tennis
TEMPE, Ariz. โ The UCLA women's tennis team dropped a 4-2 conference decision to Arizona State Saturday afternoon at Whiteman Tennis Complex. The day's final two matches were in third sets when the result was clinched.
The Bruins (9-6, 4-4 Pac-12) earned the doubles point before Kimmi Hance added to the team's score in singles play. Sedona Gallagher clinched the overall win for the Sun Devils (14-5, 4-3), backing up efforts by Marianna Argyrokastriti, Rachel Hanford and Domenika Turkovic.
The combination of Gallagher and Giulia Morlet gave Arizona State an early advantage in doubles play with its 6-2 decision over Ava Catanzarite and Sasha Vagramov on Court 2. UCLA answered on the top court, where No. 12 Hance and Elise Wagle outlasted No. 27 Turkovic and Patricija Spaka by a 6-4 margin. Hance/Wagle previously beat Spaka/Turkovic at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships and now have six victories against national-ranked pairs. With all eyes on Court 3, Bruins Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer and Fangran Tian kept their record unblemished and clinched the doubles point for the second time. They edged Argyrokastriti and Chelsea Fontenel 7-5 Saturday.
The Sun Devils answered in singles play, taking five of six initial sets. First to finish was Court 3, where Turkovic bested No. 122 Catanzarite 6-2, 6-0. Argyrokastriti followed her teammate's example on Court 4, giving Arizona State the lead with her 6-1, 6-2 victory opposite Vagramov. Hanford then got the better of Lutkemeyer in a 6-3, 6-2 showing on Court 6 to put her team one point away from its fourth.
No. 108 Hance cut into UCLA's deficit on Court 2, where she handled Fontenel by a 6-4, 6-1 score. Hance has won three straight decisions โ all in straight sets โ and has 17 singles victories on the season.
No. 17 Tian and Wagle forced third sets on Courts 1 and 5, respectively. Tian and No. 118 Morlet were deadlocked at 2-2 when Gallagher notched her 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 win to seal the result.
The Bruins next return home to meet No. 4 Pepperdine Wednesday, April 12. First serve from Los Angeles Tennis Center is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. PT. Pac-12 play resumes Friday, April 14 (12 p.m.) at Oregon.
Tennis Match Results
UCLA vs Arizona State
4/8/2023 at Tempe, AZ
(Whiteman Tennis Center)
#30 Arizona State 4, #26 UCLA 2
Singles competition
1. #118 Giulia Morlet (ASU) vs. #17 Fangran Tian (UCLA) 6-3, 5-7, 2-2, unfinished
2. #108 Kimmi Hance (UCLA) def. Chelsea Fontenel (ASU) 6-4, 6-1
3. Domenika Turkovic (ASU) def. #122 Ava Catanzarite (UCLA) 6-2, 6-0
4. M. Argyrokastriti (ASU) def. Sasha Vagramov (UCLA) 6-1, 6-2
5. Sedona Gallagher (ASU) def. Elise Wagle (UCLA) 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
6. Rachel Hanford (ASU) def. A. Lutkemeyer (UCLA) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #12 Kimmi Hance/Elise Wagle (UCLA) def. #27 Patricija Spaka/Domenika Turkovic (ASU) 6-4
2. Sedona Gallagher/Giulia Morlet (ASU) def. Ava Catanzarite/Sasha Vagramov (UCLA) 6-2
3. Fangran Tian/A. Lutkemeyer (UCLA) def. M. Argyrokastriti/Chelsea Fontenel (ASU) 7-5
Match Notes:
UCLA 9-6; National ranking #26
Arizona State 14-5; National ranking #30
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,4,6,2,5)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
3,4,6,2,5
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