Women's tennis falls to Texas in Austin
<p>The Arizona State women’s tennis team (6-2) fell to the University of Texas, 4-3 in Austin on Sunday. ASU automatically lost a point to the Long Horns after the Sun Devils had to default the sixth spot in singles play and the third spot in doubles play.</p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal">Freshman <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/cako_jacqueline00.html… Cako</a> defeated No. 18 Aeriel Ellis, 6-1, 6-4. Ranked 44th in the nation in singles play, Cako extended her match-winning streak to 11. Senior <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/hein_micaela00.html">M… Hein</a> also won her match 7-5, 6-3 over Texas’ Krista Damico. Sophomore <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/james_hannah00.html">H… James</a> defeated Maggie Mello, 6-4, 6-4.</p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal">Texas won the doubles point with Arizona State having to default on the final match. Brown/Simmons defeated the UT pair of Damico/Ellis, 8-4.</p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal">Next up, the Arizona State women’s tennis team hosts Pac-10 opponent Washington State on Friday, Mar. 4 at the ASU Whiteman Tennis Center.</p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Texas 4, Arizona State 3</strong></p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal">Doubles - Order of Finish: 2, 1</p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal">1 #50 Craddock/Gaytan-Leach (UT) def. Cako/Hein (ASU) - 8-6</p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal">2 #31 Brown/Simmons (ASU) def. Damico/Ellis (UT) - 8-4</p><separator></separator><p>3 ASU default (incomplete lineup)</p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal">Singles - Order of Finish: 1, 5, 4, 3, 2</p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal">1 #44 <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/cako_jacqueline00.html… Cako</a> (ASU) def. #18 Aeriel Ellis (UT) - 6-1, 6-4</p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal">2 #82 <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/hein_micaela00.html">M… Hein</a> (ASU) def. Krista Damico (UT) - 7-5, 6-3</p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal">3 <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/james_hannah00.html">H… James</a> (ASU) def. Maggie Mello (UT) - 6-4, 6-4</p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal">4 Amanda Craddock (UT) def. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/brown_ashlee00.html">A… Brown</a> (ASU) - 6-3, 6-4</p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal">5 Juliana Gajic (UT) def. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/simmons_sianna00.html"… Simmons</a> (ASU) - 6-0, 6-1</p><separator></separator><p class="MsoNormal">6 ASU default (incomplete lineup)</p>