Score: Arizona State 4, UC Davis 0
Location: Tempe, Ariz.
Records: UC Davis 0-3, Arizona State 1-0
The short story: UC Davis women's tennis earned a doubles victory but was unable to slow Arizona State's momentum in singles play, falling 4–0 on the road as multiple singles matches were left unfinished after the Sun Devils clinched the win.
COURTSIDE
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UC Davis picked up a doubles win at the No. 1 position behind Mika Ikemori and Polina Marakhtanova.
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Arizona State claimed the doubles point with wins at courts two and three.
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Several singles matches were tightly contested before play was halted after ASU secured the fourth point.
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Three singles matches went unfinished following the Sun Devils' clinch.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
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Ikemori and Marakhtanova opened doubles play with a 6–2 victory at the No. 1 spot.
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Arizona State responded with wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to secure the opening point.
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In singles, ASU earned straight-set victories at courts three, four, and six to build momentum.
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Matches at the top two singles positions and court five were stopped once the match was decided.
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RESULTS
Doubles Competition
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Ikemori/Marakhtanova (UCD) def. Evans/Taylor (ASU), 6-2
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Tverijonaite/Ovrootsky (ASU) def. Hu/Wolfe (UCD), 6-1
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Bartanusz/Lim (ASU) def. Bringas/Gallaway (UCD), 6-4
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Singles Competition
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#42 Tverijonaite (ASU) vs. Ikemori (UCD), unfinished, 6-4, 5-1
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#76 Ovrootsky (ASU) vs. Marakhtanova (UCD), unfinished, 6-6
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Taylor (ASU) def. Gallaway (UCD), 6-1, 6-1
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Bartanusz (ASU) def. Hu (UCD), 6-1, 6-2
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Evans (ASU) vs. Wong (UCD), unfinished, 6-2, 2-1
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Lim (ASU) def. Wolfe (UCD), 6-1, 6-2
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UP NEXT: The Aggies head back to Davis, where they host Pacific (11 AM PST) and Jessup (3 PM PST) on Saturday, Jan. 24, for their doubleheader home opener.