This Friday, Oregon women’s tennis lost 4-0 to the No. 25 Arizona State Sun Devils in Tempe, Ariz. The game was the first of nine that the Ducks will spend away from home.

In doubles play, ASU came out on top as Joanna Smith and Stephanie Vlad beat Oregon’s Lanna Buttner and Sophia Hager, 8-3. The loss meant the end of the duo’s seven-game win streak. Marlou Kluiving and Lina Åkesson also fell 8-3 to Leighann Sahagun and Alexandra Osborne.

The doubles match between ASU’s Desirae Krawczyk and Kassidy Jump and Oregon’s Nicole Long and Jasmine Minor  was left unfinished, but ASU led 5-4 when play was suspended.

In singles, ASU continued to dominate.

The No. 1 match was won for the Sun Devils 6-4, 6-0. Ebony Panaho was the victor against Åkesson. The No. 2 match had similar results as Buttner fell to Sahagun 6-1, 6-3. The contest was determined by the third singles game to finish. Oregon’s Kadie Hueffner lost 6-2, 6-2 to Gussie O’Sullivan.

There were three singles matches left unfinished, only one which the Ducks led. The match was between Allie Hueffner and Jump.

The Ducks’ next match will come tomorrow in Tucson, Ariz. against the Arizona Wildcats.

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[Originally published here by the Daily Emerald on March 21, 2014]