Feb. 16, 2007
, - The No. 24 ASU Women's Tennis team got back on track Friday afternoon as they opened Pac-10 play in with a 7-0 sweep of the Washington Huskies at ASU's . ASU are now 5-1 on the season and 1-0 in Pac-10 play. The Huskies fall to 0-5 overall and 0-1 in conference play.
ASU came out strong in doubles, jumping out immediately to grab two wins with Rebecca Rankin and Nadia Abdala shutting out Allison Rainey and Lauren Summers 8-0, with eighth-ranked duo of Kady Pooler and Roxanne Clarke coming in with an 8-3 win over Washington's Joyce Ardies and Victoria Brymer to seal the point.
In singles the Devils were unstoppable, going 6-0 and winning each point in straight sets over the Huskies. Laila Abdala led the way with a quick 6-0, 6-0 win over UW's Lauren Summers, with senior Sabrina Capannolo following closely behind with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Tara Simpson.
Nadia Abdala, Roxanne Clarke, Kady Pooler and Rebecca Rankin all follow with wins in the No. 2, 3, 4 and 5 spots to wrap the match in flawless fashion.
The Sun Devils return to action tomorrow as they take on the No. 56 Washington State Cougars in . The match is set to kick-off at noon at ASU's .
Results from No. 24 ASU vs.
Doubles:
1.) No. 8 Pooler/Clarke (ASU) def. Ardies/Brymer (UW) - 8-3
2.) Wong/Simpson (UW) def. Leitch/Capannolo (ASU) - 8-4
3.) Rankin/N. Abdala (ASU) def. Rainey/Summers (UW) - 8-0
Singles:
1.) Sabrina Capannolo (ASU) def. Tara Simpson (UW) - 6-2, 6-1
2.) Nadia Abdala (ASU) def. Victoria Brymer (UW) - 6-3, 6-1
3.) Roxanne Clarke (ASU) def. Joyce Ardies (UW) - 6-2, 6-2
4.) Kady Pooler (ASU) def. Allison Rainey (UW) - 6-3, 6-1
5.) Rebecca Rankin (ASU) def. Melinda Wong (UW) - 6-4, 6-2
6.) Laila Abdala (ASU) def. Lauren Summers (UW) - 6-0, 6-0