TEMPE, Ariz.— Winners of six straight to close out the regular season, the No. 27 Sun Devils (14-8, 6-4 Pac-12) will head to the Pac-12 Championships in Ojai, California (April 25-27) at Weil Tennis Academy, owning the No. 5 seed in the tournament.
The Sun Devils earned a first-round bye and will play No. 4 California on Thursday, April 25 at 9 a.m. MST in the quarterfinals.
As the No. 5 seed in 2022, the Sun Devils stormed to the tournament final after consecutive upsets of USC and top-seeded Cal.
2022 Pac-12 Tournament
Quarterfinal
[5] Arizona State 4, [4] USC 3
Semifinal
[5] Arizona State 4, [1] Cal 3
Final
[3] Stanford 4, [5] Arizona State 2
SUN DEVIL NOTABLES
- With a 4-3 win over in-state rival Arizona in the regular season finale, the Sun Devils moved to 14-8 in the regular season as they have won six straight matches all against Pac-12 opponents (Oregon, Washington State, Washington, Utah, Colorado and Arizona).
- Also in their home win against the Wildcats, it marks the 48th win in 54 matches for the Sun Devils at Whiteman Tennis Center since 2021.
- Heading into the postseason, the Sun Devils are currently ranked No. 27 nationally in the team polls, while having Patricija Spaka/Chelsea Fontenel ranked in doubles (No. 35) and two top-125 singles players (No. 74 Giulia Morlet, No. 108 Emilija Tverijonaite).
- Tverijonaite has been terrific for the Sun Devils this spring, as she leads the team with 14 wins in singles play. She has an 8-2 record playing primarily on Court 4, but has excelled when moved up to Court 3 (5-1).
- In addition to the duo of Spaka/Fontenel that has 10 wins this season, the Sun Devils have gotten boosts on Courts 2 and 3 as the duos of Morlet/Sara Svetac plus Marianna Argyrokastriti/Tverijonaite have each attributed nine doubles wins this season.
MATCHES VS. PAC-12 OPPONENTS THIS SEASON
Friday, March 8 vs. #3 Stanford (L, 4-1)
Saturday, March 9 vs. #10 California (L, 4-3)
Friday, March 15 at #8 UCLA (L, 4-0)
Saturday, March 16 at #11 USC (L, 4-0)
Friday, March 22 at #64 Oregon (W, 4-0)
Friday, April 5 vs. Washington State (W, 4-2)
Saturday, April 6 vs. #26 Washington (W, 4-0)
Friday, April 12 at #53 Utah (W, 4-0)
Sunday, April 14 at Colorado (W,…
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