PHOENIX, Ariz. — Despite a close doubles contest and a near win against a top-ranked singles opponent, the Cougars suffered a 4-0 defeat against the Sun Devils.
Doubles Results
- Patricija Spaka / Lily Taylor (ASU) def. Bobo Huang / Sue Yan Tan (BYU), 7-6(7)
- Karin Altori / Sara Svetac (ASU) def. Chelsea Bluestein / Kendall Kovick (BYU), 6-3
- Grace Levelston / Elizabeth Tullis (BYU) def. Emilija Tverijonaite / Aiya Nupbay (ASU), 6-4
Order of finish: 2,3,1
The first doubles match went to Arizona, but Levelston and Tullis kept BYU in the game with a 6-4 win. Huang and Tan played their way to a 7-point tiebreaker but lost 9-7, giving the Sun Devils the doubles point.
Singles Results
- Grace Levelston (BYU) unf. No. 40 Sara Svetac (ASU), 7-5, 5-1
- No. 34 Emilija Tverijonaite (ASU) def. Bobo Huang (BYU), 6-3, 6-2
- Patricija Spaka (ASU) def. Kendall Kovick (BYU), 6-3, 6-1
- Lily Taylor (ASU) def. Chelsea Bluestein (BYU), 6-1, 6-4
- Madison Smith (BYU) unf. Karin Altori (ASU), 7-6(3), 3-2
- Sue Yan Tan (BYU) unf. Karsyn Evans (ASU), 6-4, 4-6
Order of finish: 4,3,2
The Cougars fought in some close first sets, with a 7-5 win for Levelston against No. 40 Svetac, a first-set tiebreak win by Smith, and a 6-4 win by Tan. However, Arizona still took the match with three-straight singles wins in two sets each.
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