
Ducks Fall at No. 25 Arizona State
03/05/23 | Women's Tennis
TEMPE, Ariz. – Playing its second straight match against a nationally ranked opponent, the 53rd-ranked Oregon women's tennis team fell to No. 25 Arizona State Sunday, 4-0, at the Whiteman Tennis Center.
Facing a Sun Devils' lineup that featured a top-15 doubles pair in addition to three ranked singles players, the Ducks (8-4, 1-1) dropped the doubles point while ASU (10-2, 1-0) claimed three straight-set singles victories.
Sophie Luescher and Uxia Martinez Moral battled ASU's 14th-ranked doubles team of Patrija Spaka and Domenka Turkovic on court one, but fell 6-3. With a 6-1 win at No. 3, the Sun Devils' pair of Chelsea Fontenel and Marianna Argyrokastriti got by UO's Misaki Kobayashi and Myah Petchey, 6-1, to win the doubles point.
The Sun Devils singles lineup featured three players ranked in the ITA's top 125: No. 114 Turkovic, No. 116 Fontenel and No. 123 Argyrokastriti.
Fontenel took on Luescher at No.1 and walked away with a 6-0, 6-3 victory. Petchey fell in straight sts to Argyrokastriti, 6-1, 6-2, and Sedona Gallagher defeated Martinez Moral, 6-1, 6-2.
Ares Teixido Garcia, playing at No. 2 singles, took the first set off Turkovic, 6-3, while the second set was level at 5-5 when the match was completed. On court five, Karin Young stole the opening set from Spaka, 6-4, and the matchup was in set two when the match was clinched.
Jo-Yee Chan and Rachel Hanford also went unfinished in the second set at the sixth singles position.
The Ducks split their first two road Pac-12 matches after defeating No. 43 Arizona on Friday, 4-1. UO will return home to take on Colorado on Friday, March 17 (12 p.m. PT) and Utah on Sunday, March 19 (11 a.m. PT).
Match #12
#53 Oregon at #25 Arizona State
3/5/2023 at Tempe, Ariz.
(Whiteman Tennis Center)
#25 Arizona State 4, #53 Oregon
Singles competition
1. #116 Chelsea Fontenel (ASU) def. Sophie Luescher (ORE) 6-0, 6-3
2. #114 Domenika Turkovic (ASU) vs. Ares Teixido Garcia (ORE) 3-6, 5-5, unfinished
3. #123 Argyrokastriti, M. (ASU) def. Myah Petchey (ORE) 6-1, 6-2
4. Sedona Gallagher (ASU) def. Uxia Martinez Moral (ORE) 6-0, 6-1
5. Patricija Spaka (ASU) vs. Karin Young (ORE) 4-6, 3-0, unfinished
6. Rachel Hanford (ASU) vs. Jo-Yee Chan (ORE) 6-3, 4-4, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #14 Domenika Turkovic/Patricija Spaka (ASU) def. Sophie Luescher/Uxia Martinez Moral (ORE) 6-3
2. Sedona Gallagher/Rachel Hanford (ASU) vs. Jo-Yee Chan/Ares Teixido Garcia (ORE) 4-5, unfinished
3. Chelsea Fontenel/Argyrokastriti, M. (ASU) def. Misaki Kobayashi/Myah Petchey (ORE) 6-1
Match Notes:
Oregon 8-4; National ranking #53
Arizona State 10-2; National ranking #25
Facing a Sun Devils' lineup that featured a top-15 doubles pair in addition to three ranked singles players, the Ducks (8-4, 1-1) dropped the doubles point while ASU (10-2, 1-0) claimed three straight-set singles victories.
Sophie Luescher and Uxia Martinez Moral battled ASU's 14th-ranked doubles team of Patrija Spaka and Domenka Turkovic on court one, but fell 6-3. With a 6-1 win at No. 3, the Sun Devils' pair of Chelsea Fontenel and Marianna Argyrokastriti got by UO's Misaki Kobayashi and Myah Petchey, 6-1, to win the doubles point.
The Sun Devils singles lineup featured three players ranked in the ITA's top 125: No. 114 Turkovic, No. 116 Fontenel and No. 123 Argyrokastriti.
Fontenel took on Luescher at No.1 and walked away with a 6-0, 6-3 victory. Petchey fell in straight sts to Argyrokastriti, 6-1, 6-2, and Sedona Gallagher defeated Martinez Moral, 6-1, 6-2.
Ares Teixido Garcia, playing at No. 2 singles, took the first set off Turkovic, 6-3, while the second set was level at 5-5 when the match was completed. On court five, Karin Young stole the opening set from Spaka, 6-4, and the matchup was in set two when the match was clinched.
Jo-Yee Chan and Rachel Hanford also went unfinished in the second set at the sixth singles position.
The Ducks split their first two road Pac-12 matches after defeating No. 43 Arizona on Friday, 4-1. UO will return home to take on Colorado on Friday, March 17 (12 p.m. PT) and Utah on Sunday, March 19 (11 a.m. PT).
Match #12
#53 Oregon at #25 Arizona State
3/5/2023 at Tempe, Ariz.
(Whiteman Tennis Center)
#25 Arizona State 4, #53 Oregon
Singles competition
1. #116 Chelsea Fontenel (ASU) def. Sophie Luescher (ORE) 6-0, 6-3
2. #114 Domenika Turkovic (ASU) vs. Ares Teixido Garcia (ORE) 3-6, 5-5, unfinished
3. #123 Argyrokastriti, M. (ASU) def. Myah Petchey (ORE) 6-1, 6-2
4. Sedona Gallagher (ASU) def. Uxia Martinez Moral (ORE) 6-0, 6-1
5. Patricija Spaka (ASU) vs. Karin Young (ORE) 4-6, 3-0, unfinished
6. Rachel Hanford (ASU) vs. Jo-Yee Chan (ORE) 6-3, 4-4, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #14 Domenika Turkovic/Patricija Spaka (ASU) def. Sophie Luescher/Uxia Martinez Moral (ORE) 6-3
2. Sedona Gallagher/Rachel Hanford (ASU) vs. Jo-Yee Chan/Ares Teixido Garcia (ORE) 4-5, unfinished
3. Chelsea Fontenel/Argyrokastriti, M. (ASU) def. Misaki Kobayashi/Myah Petchey (ORE) 6-1
Match Notes:
Oregon 8-4; National ranking #53
Arizona State 10-2; National ranking #25
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Players Mentioned
Karin Young: "It's all so new and exciting"
Tuesday, May 03
Courtney Nagle: "I'm super excited for this team."
Tuesday, May 03
Sophie Luescher: "It's a really nice feeling."
Tuesday, May 03
Petra Salko Life after University of Oregon
Monday, December 30