Cako, McKenna and Hein earn NCAA Women's Tennis at-large selections
<p>Three Sun Devils were selected to compete in the NCAA women’s tennis singles and doubles Championships, held May 25-30 after the conclusion of the team championships which run May 20-24.</p><separator></separator><p>Freshman <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/cako_jacqueline00.html… Cako</a> and senior <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/mckenna_kelcy00.html">… McKenna</a> were two of 14 Pac-10 tennis players to earn NCAA at-large singles bids. By receiving a top-16 seed, Cako becomes the first freshman women’s tennis player at Arizona State to earn All-America honors since <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/bradshaw_allison00.htm… Bradshaw</a> accomplished the feat in 1999.</p><separator></separator><p>McKenna also earned an at-large bid to compete in the NCAA doubles competition with partner <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/hein_micaela00.html">M… Hein</a>. ASU’s No. 1 double’s pair most recently made it to the final four teams standing at the Pac-10 Championships before falling to USC’s Sanchez/Christian in the semifinals.</p><separator></separator><p>In 2009, McKenna became the first Sun Devil since <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-tennis/mtt/engel_adria00.html">Ad… Engel</a> in 2002 to earn All-American honors in both singles and doubles, a feat only six Arizona State players have accomplished.</p><separator></separator><p>All matches shall be the best of three sets. Regular scoring and a 12-point tiebreaker at six games all will be used for all matches. The NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships will be held in Stanford, Calif.</p>