Women's tennis drops hard fought match against Duke

March 11, 2011

<span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal; font-size: 11px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">The Arizona State women’s tennis team (8-3) dropped a long, hard fought match 5-2 to the No. 5 Duke Blue Devils on Thursday at the Whiteman Tennis Center in Tempe, Ariz.<separator></separator>Despite the team loss, several Sun Devils shone individually on the court. Freshman <a style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: #444444; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/cako_jacqueline00.html… Cako</a> was first off the court for ASU winning 6-1, 6-0 in straight sets over DU’s Nadine Fahoum. Cako, ranked 30th in the nation according to ITA, extended her singles winning streak to 14 in a row.<separator></separator>Senior <a style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: #444444; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/mckenna_kelcy00.html">… McKenna</a> went into extra sets battling for every point against Blue Devil Ellah Nze. Taking the first set handily 6-1, the senior dropped the second 3-6 only to come back with a 6-3 victory over Nze to take the match.<separator></separator>Next up, the Sun Devils face the seventh-ranked California Golden Bears on Saturday at the Whiteman Tennis Center with doubles play beginning at Noon MT.<separator></separator> <separator></separator>Duke 5, Arizona State 2<separator></separator>Doubles<separator></separator>1. Nze/Kahan def. Hein/McKenna, 8-6 2. Fahoum/Mar def. Cako/Brycki, 6-5 (3) 3. Clayton/Gorney def. Simmons/Brown, 8-3<separator></separator>Order of finish: 3, 1, 2<separator></separator> <separator></separator>1. <a style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: #444444; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/mckenna_kelcy00.html">… McKenna</a> def. Ellah Nze, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 2. <a style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: #444444; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/cako_jacqueline00.html… Cako</a> def. Nadine Fahoum, 6-1, 6-0 3. Reka Zsilnszka def. Micalea Hein, 7-6, 4-6 (10-8) 4. Elizabeth Platkin def. <a style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: #444444; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/james_hannah00.html">H… James</a>, 6-1, 3-6, 5-2 5. Rachel Kahan def. <a style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: #444444; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/brown_ashlee00.html">A… Brown</a>, 7-5, 6-1 6. Mary Clayton def. <a style="outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; color: #444444; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/simmons_sianna00.html"… Simmons</a>, 6-1, 6-1<separator></separator>Order of finish: 2, 6, 4, 5, 1, 3<separator></separator>

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