PULLMAN, Wash.  – The Washington State Tennis team ran into a tough foe Sunday morning as No. 29 Arizona State posted a 7-0 victory over the Cougars at the Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse.
 
Doubles action opened the day and the Sun Devils (12-3, 2-1 Pac-12) captured the early advantage as Marianna Argyrokastriti and Chelsea Fontenel posted a 6-2 win over Fifa Kumhom and Hania Abouelsaad at No. 3. WSU (7-8, 0-4) evened it up at No. 1 where Eva Alvarez Sande and Elyse Tse completed a 6-3 win over Patricija Spaka and Domenika Turkovic, the nation's 11th-ranked team. That left the deciding doubles point to Court 2. In a back-and-forth match, ASU's Sedona Gallagher and Rachel Hanford escaped with a 7-5 win over Yang Lee and Yura Nakagawa, giving the Sun Devils the opening point.
 
In singles play, the Sun Devils increased the lead to 2-0 as Fontenel, ranked No. 113 nationally, defeated Alvarez Sande, 6-2, 6-0 at No. 1. ASU pushed it to 3-0 as Gallagher completed a 6-3, 6-4 win over Kumhom at No. 4 followed by Argyrokastriti's 6-3, 7-5 win over Tse at No. 3, clinching the team victory.
 
In a marathon match on Court 2, Turkovic fought off a strong comeback from Nakagawa en route to a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 win over the Cougar freshman. At No. 6, Hanford cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 win over WSU's Tiffany Phout while Court 5 needed a third-set tiebreaker as Spaka came away with a 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (12-10) win over Abouelsaad.
 
The Cougars are next in action March 31 when they host Oregon in a noon match at the WSU Outdoor Tennis Courts.
 
 
WASHINGTON STATE TENNIS
#29 Arizona State 7 def. Washington State 0
March 19, 2023
Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse
Pullman, Wash.
 
DOUBLES
No. 1 Eva Alvarez Sande/Elyse Tse (WSU) def. #11 Patricija Spaka/Domenika Turkovic (ASU) 6-3
No. 2 Sedona Gallagher/Rachel Hanford (ASU) def. Yura Nakagawa/Yang Lee (WSU) 7-5
No. 3 Marianna Argyrokastriti/Chelsea Fontenel (ASU) def. Hania Abouelsaad/Fifa Kumhom (WSU) 6-2
Order of Finish: 3,1,2
 
SINGLES
No. 1 #113 Chelsea Fontenel (ASU) def. Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) 6-2, 6-0
No. 2 Domenika Turkovic (ASU) def. Yura Nakagawa (WSU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
No. 3 Marianna Argyrokastriti (ASU) def. Elyse Tse (WSU) 6-3, 7-5
No. 4 Sedona Gallagher (ASU) def. Fifa Kumhom (WSU) 6-3, 6-4
No. 5 Patricija Spaka (ASU) def. Hania Abouelsaad (WSU) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (12-10)
No. 6 Rachel Hanford (ASU) def. Tiffany Phout (WSU) 6-0, 6-0
Order of Finish: 1,4,3,2,5,6