Buffs Swept by No.20 Arizona State

BOULDER - On a beautiful spring afternoon, the Colorado women's tennis team was swept 4-0 by No.20 Arizona State at the CU South Campus Tennis Complex on Friday. 
 
Colorado falls to 7-12 overall with an 0-8 mark in Pac-12 competition as it heads into the final two regular season matches. ASU won its fourth-straight match and improved to 12-6 on the year and 4-4 in the Pac-12.
 
The Sun Devils got to work early in the No.2 doubles match with Giulia Morlet and Sedona Gallagher topping CU's Ky Ecton and Mila Stanojevic 6-1. In the No. 1 match, Colorado's Caroline Pozo and Antonia Balzert were giving the No.21 ranked doubles duo all they could handle and were tied 5-5 with ASU's Patricija Spaka and Domenika Turkovic. However, the match was abandoned after ASU's Marianna Argyrokastriti and Cali Jankowski clinched the doubles point in the No.3 match with a 6-4 win over Ellen Puzak and Betina Tokac. 
 
Balzert continued to play well for CU, claiming a 6-4 set victory over No.95 Giulia Morlet in the No.1 singles match. The Sun Devils were strong in the other matches though, as Argyrokastriti quickly put ASU up 2-0 with 6-3, 6-0 set victories over Ecton in the No.6 singles match. Gallagher also had success for Arizona State in the No.3 match, defeating Megan Forster 6-1, 6-2 to extend the lead to 3-0.
 
In the No.4 match, Stanojevic competed well, but fell 6-4 in both her sets against Jankowski as ASU clinched the victory. In match No.1, Balzert's game ended in the second set as she held set lead and a 4-1 lead in the second set. In match No. 2, Pozo trailed Turkovic by a set but was leading 4-1 in second set when her match was abandoned. Tokac was also looking to level her match at a set apiece, as she led 5-0 in the second set when her game was left unfinished. 
 
Colorado will close out its home schedule Sunday as it will host No.49 Arizona at 11 a.m. for senior day. 
 
RESULTS: 
No.20 Arizona State 4, Colorado 0
 
Singles Competition 
1. Antonia Balzert (COLO) vs. #95 Morlet,Giulia (ASU) 6-4, 4-2, unfinished 
2. Caroline Pozo (COLO) vs. Turkovic,Domenika (ASU) 5-7, 4-1, unfinished 
3. Sedona Gallagher (ASU) def. Megan Forster (COLO) 6-1, 6-2 
4. Jankowski,Cali (ASU) def. Mila Stanojevic (COLO) 6-4, 6-4 
5. Betina Tokac (COLO) vs. Patricija Spaka (ASU) 4-6, 5-0, unfinished 
6. Argyrokastriti, M (ASU) def. Ky Ecton (COLO) 6-3, 6-0
 
Doubles competition
1. Caroline Pozo/Antonia Balzert (COLO) vs. #21 Patricija Spaka/Turkovic,Domenika (ASU) 5-5, unfinished
2. Morlet,Giulia/Sedona Gallagher (ASU) def. Ky Ecton/Mila Stanojevic (COLO) 6-1
3. Argyrokastriti,M/Jankowski,Cali (ASU) def. Ellen Puzak/Betina Tokac (COLO) 6-4 
 
Match Notes: 
Arizona State 12-6, 4-4 Pac-12; National ranking #20 
Colorado 7-12, 0-8 Pac-12 
 
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (6,3,4)