Gym Devils head to Tucson for Duel in the Desert

<p><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/photos/schools/asu/sports/w-gym/auto_pdf/2… Release in PDF Format</a> <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html&quot; target="_new"><img src="http://grfx.cstv.com/graphics/icon-acrosmall.gif&quot; alt="Get Acrobat Reader" border="0" height="10" width="9"></a></p><separator></separator><p>This Week<br> Coming off their first win of the season against Cal, the Arizona State women's gymnastics team heads down to Tucson for their fifth Pac-10 matchup of the season against in-state rival Arizona. Head Coach <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-gym/mtt/spini_john00.html">John Spini</a> is currently ASU's longest-tenured head coach, and is second on the all-time Sun Devil head coaching list. Former Sun Devil women's tennis coaching legend Anne Pittman holds the distinction as the longest-tenured ASU head coach at 31 seasons.</p><separator></separator><p>Hitting Harris<br><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-gym/mtt/harris_nicole00.html">Nic… Harris</a> has made a major impact on the team this season. The senior has hit nearly every event, only missing a floor routine in which she tweaked her shoulder in the middle of the routine. Harris currently has the team's highest all-around score and is tied for the highest beam and bars mark.</p><separator></separator><p>Jersey Girl<br>Beate Jones has vaulted and tumbled her way to success. The anchor on vault, she has scored her career-high of 9.9 on vault twice this season. Jones also hit on floor for a career-high 9.9 last week against Cal. <br></p><separator></separator><p>Tiana Time<br><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-gym/mtt/jean_tiana00.html">Tiana Jean</a> scored a new career-high on floor last weekend. The senior tied for first with teammate Jones, tallying a 9.9. Jean has also been solid on beam this season, earning a 9.9 earlier in the season. The Washington native also has two score of 9.85 on bars.</p><separator></separator><p>Fantastic Fran<a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-gym/mtt/mercurio_francesca00.html… Mercurio</a> enters her sophomore season after a fabulous freshman one. Mercurio became the tenth Sun Devil to be named Pac-10 Gymnast of the Week. Mercurio earned the honor by earning her first all-around win against Ohio State. Mercurio finished her freshman campaign with career-high marks of 39.250 in the all-around, 9.875 on vault, 9.825 on bars and beam, and 9.750 on floor. Mercurio competed in the all-around for the first time against Stanford. Mercurio competed in the all-around for the first time in two weeks against Cal. <!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE --></p>