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#5/27 Sun Devils Head to Pac-12 Championships to face #4/10 Cal

by thesundevils.com
Apr 23, 2024

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, 4-0)
Saturday, April 20 vs. #41 Arizona (W, 4-3)
OVERALL: 6-4
 
FOUR DECADES OF COACH MAC
Sheila McInerney is in year 40 at Arizona State, only two current Pac-12 coaches have been at their job longer.
 
McInerney recently coached in her 925th career game as the Sun Devils' head coach against No. 30 Baylor on March 5.
 
In January, McInerney guided the Sun Devils to a 7-0 win over UC Davis, securing the 575th win of her career. She currently owns a career record of 587-348.
 
CURRENT PAC-12 COACHES 40+ YEARS
Jack Clark, Cal Rugby (41st season in 2023-24)
Mary Lou Mulflur, Washington Women's Golf (41st season in 2022-23)
Sheila McInerney, Arizona State Women's Tennis (40th season in 2023-24)
 
Sun Devils at the Pac-12 Tournament | Year-by-Year Results
 
FOLLOW ALONG
Keep up with the Sun Devils in what is hopefully a lengthy stay in Ojai via the team's Twitter account, @sundevilwtennis, which will be updated with scores, results, recaps and more.
 

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