Six-For-Six! Sun Devils Close Out Thunderbird Invitational in Grand Fashion

TEMPE, Ariz. – The Sun Devils put an exclamation point on the final day of the Thunderbird Invitational, winning each of the six matches they competed in on Sunday at the Whiteman Tennis Center to bring the team’s fall season to an official close.

For the third consecutive day, Giulia Morlet and Marianna Argyrokastriti were victorious in their respective singles matches. They were the only two Sun Devils who remained unbeaten in singles throughout the entire weekend.

Morlet kicked it up a notch – she was the only Sun Devil who was perfect in both singles and doubles, winning all six matches she competed in.

?? for Giulia after a PERFECT weekend ??

She went undefeated in doubles alongside Sedona Gallagher and won each of her three singles matches. pic.twitter.com/syCDVBMUNe

— Arizona State Women’s Tennis (@sundevilwtennis) November 6, 2022

Here’s how the Devils fared on Day 3.

SUN DEVIL SINGLES

Giulia Morlet (ASU) def. Kaitlyn Carnicella (Auburn), 6-4, 6-2

Rachel Hanford (ASU) def. Anastasia Astakhova (Auburn) 5-7, 6-2, 6-1

Sedona Gallagher (ASU) def. Adeline Flach (Auburn), 6-2, 6-4

Marianna Argyrokastriti (ASU) def. Emma Charney (USC), 6-4, 7-6

For the first time all weekend, the Sun Devils swept both of their opening doubles matches in the morning session, solidifying the perfect 3-0 weekend for the Morlet/Gallagher tandem.

SUN DEVIL DOUBLES

Morlet/Gallagher (ASU) def. Goldsmith/De Las Heras (San Diego), 6-1

Argyrokastriti/Hanford (ASU) def. Atway/Willson (Ohio State), 6-1

Full tournament results

This duo found a way to get it done all weekend.

A perfect 3-0 in doubles for Giulia Morlet and Sedona Gallagher ?? pic.twitter.com/Ts2BCLg5Qx

— Arizona State Women’s Tennis (@sundevilwtennis) November 6, 2022

Full results from Day 3, which included a total of 17 matches from seven competing schools, can be found here.

MEANWHILE IN SAN DIEGO

Though the Sun Devils trotted out just a quartet of participants for the Thunderbird Invitational, Domenika Turkovic and Patricija Spaka remained in action this week competing at the ITA Fall National Championships in San Diego.

After a loss in the opening round, the Sun Devil duo was moved to the consolation draw – and didn’t lose the remainder of the way. On Sunday, the two were crowned champions of the Women’s Doubles Consolation Draw after beating Cal’s Jessica Alsola/Katja Wiersholm (6-2, 6-3) in the final.

One of just 32 doubles teams in the country selected to compete at the…