Feb. 13, 2011

Tempe, Ariz. -

The Tigers played tough against the Sun Devils, but were unable to defeat one of the top 20 teams in the nation.  Pacific had the advantage of playing on Arizona State's courts in a previous match against Northern Arizona University on Saturday February 12th, however, Arizona State still held the homecourt advantage and it was evident. 

Though the Tigers suffered a harsh loss to Arizona, they gained tremendous experience from this particular match and now prepare to face Fresno State on February 19th in Fresno, California.

After today's match Coach Chiene stated, " We didn't play badly, there is a reason why they are top 20 in the nation."  With that being said, Coach Chiene is anxious for the next match and is eager to prepare with the team back on home turf.

Today's Results

Singles:

1.  Kelcy McKenna (ASU) def. Jenifer Widjaja (PAC) 2-6, 6-4, 10-8

2. Jacqueline Cako (ASU) def. Julia Hansen (PAC) 6-2, 6-0

3.  Micaela Hein (ASU) def. Shabby Eslami (PAC) 6-1, 6-2

4.  Hannah James (ASU) def. Summer Irvin (PAC) 6-0, 6-1

5.  Ashlee Brown (ASU) def. Olga Gumenyuk (PAC) 6-1, 6-1

Sianna Simmons (ASU) def. Susan Te (PAC) 7-5, 6-1

Order of Finish: 5, 4, 3*, 2, 6, 1

* denotes the match securing victory

Doubles:

1.  Cako/Hein (ASU) def. Jenifer Widjaja / Julia Hansen (PAC) 8-2

2.  Brown/Simmons (ASU) def. Summer Irvin / Shabby Eslami (PAC) 8-2

3.  McKenna/James (ASU) def. Olga Gumenyuk / Susan Te (PAC) 8-1

Order of Finish: 3, 1*, 2

*Clinched the doubles point.