No. 30 Sun Devils Start Final Homestand With No. 29 USC, No. 26 UCLA

TEMPE, Ariz. – The final homestand of the spring season will commence this weekend when the No. 30 Sun Devils host No. 29 USC (Friday, April 7, 1:30 p.m. MST) and No. 26 UCLA (Saturday, April 8, 12 p.m. MST), marking two of the last four matches to be played at the Whiteman Tennis Center this year. 

Fans can follow along with the action via live stats, which will be made available for both matches.

Returning to Whiteman for the first time since mid-March, the Sun Devils were away on a four-match road trip between Washington and California over the past four weeks.

SUN DEVIL NOTABLES

• The Sun Devils continue to stack the latest team, singles and doubles polls. In the latest ITA rankings, the Sun Devils were listed at No. 30 in the nation, while Giulia Morlet is No. 118 in singles. Domenika Turkovic/Patricija were ranked as the No. 27 doubles team.
• Back at full strength once more, the Sun Devils are fully healthy for the first time since mid-February, as Giulia Morlet returned to action in Northern California last weekend. The junior from Paris, France, was sidelined for a foot injury for six weeks.
• Marianna Argyrokastriti has been the Sun Devils’ most dependable player this spring, as she currently leads the team with 15 wins in singles play. The latest two came this weekend against Cal’s Valentina Ivanov (6-2, 6-3) and Stanford’s #84 Alexis Blokhins (2-6, 6-1, 6-3).
• Fans have just four chances remaining to catch seniors Domenika Turkovic and Sedona Gallagher at the Whiteman Tennis Center for the final time of their careers. They’ll be recognized during a Senior Day celebration prior to the Utah match on Saturday, April 15 (12 p.m. MST).
• Chasing 600: Head coach Sheila McInerney is 31 wins away from 600 in her illustrious 39-year tenure. With just five matches remaining in the 2023 regular season, McInerney owns a career record of 569-338.

PREVIEWING NO. 29 USC (13-6, 4-2)

• The Trojans come to Tempe on a hot streak, having won four straight and six of their last seven.
• USC is led by sixth-year head coach Alison Swain, who guided the Trojans to a 71-47 overall record (.602) with a 24-18 record (.571) in Pac-12 matches in her first five seasons.
• USC has three ranked within the top-125 of the ITA singles rankings, led by Madison Sieg at No. 6 in the nation. Sieg is joined by Eryn Cayetano (No. 42) and…