SAN DIEGO – The No. 20 San Diego women's tennis program (4-2, 0-0 WCC) used a terrific showing in singles to power past No. 24 Arizona State (4-2, 0-0 PAC-12), 4-1, on Sunday afternoon at the Hogan Tennis Center.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• San Diego found themselves in an early hole at the beginning of their second match in two days, as Arizona State quickly struck for the doubles point.
• However, the tide began to turn as the Toreros took the court for singles.
• Kailey Evans jumped out to a big lead in her match with a 6-2 first set win, while Elizabeth Goldsmith followed with a first set win of her own.
• Filippa Bruu-Syversen and Claudia De Las Heras gritted out their first sets as well to put the Toreros on the right path to victory.
• Arizona State began to rally in a pair of matches, as they cut an Evans 4-1 lead in the second set to 4-4 and took a 3-0 lead on Goldsmith in the second.
• However, Goldsmith would not be phased and answered with five straight games, while Evans earned a key service hold to stop the momentum.
• Evans would clinch the first match, while Goldsmith followed with a 6-4 second set win of her own to give San Diego a 2-1 lead.
• Meanwhile, De Las Heras made further progress on a second consecutive ranked win and built a 5-2 lead in the second set.
• However, her opponent managed to get one break point back to put the pressure on her serve.
• De Las Heras would not be denied and struck for the win to extend the lead to 3-1.
• Needing one more point, Mia Mack started to rally from a first set loss and Bruu-Syversen continued to hold an advantage in her match.
• In the end, it would be Bruu-Syversen, who finished off a straight set victory to give San Diego the match.

 
NEXT UP

• The Toreros will have a lengthy break, but return to action on Feb. 16, when they host Hawaii at 2 p.m., at the Hogan Tennis Center.

 
RESULTS
#20 San Diego 4, #24 Arizona State 1
Doubles
No. 1 – Chelsea Fontenel/Patricija Spaka (Arizona State) def. Elizabeth Goldsmith/Mia Mack (San Diego) – 6-0
No. 2 – Giulia Morlet/Sara Svetac (Arizona State) def. Kailey Evans/Kristina Nordikyan (San Diego) – 6-2
No. 3 – Claudia De Las Heras/Jordyn McBride (San Diego) vs. Marianna Argyrokastr/Emilija Tverijonaite (Arizona State) – 4-2 (UF)
Order of Finish: 1, 2
 
Singles
No. 1 – Claudia De Las Heras (San Diego) def. No. 61 Giulia Morlet (Arizona State) – 6-4, 6-3
No. 2 – No. 89 Mia Mack (San Diego) vs. Chelsea Fontenel (Arizona State) – 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (UF)
No. 3 – Elizabeth Goldsmith (San Diego) def. Marianna Argyrokastriti (Arizona State) – 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 – Jordyn McBride (San Diego) vs. No. 68 Emilija Tverijonaite (Arizona State) – 5-7, 2-4 (UF)
No. 5 – Kailey Evans (San Diego) def. Patricija Spaka (Arizona State) – 6-2, 6-4
No. 6 – Filippa Bruu-Syversen (San Diego) def. Ada Piestrzynska (Arizona State) – 6-3, 6-4
Order of Finish: 5, 3, 1, 6
 
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