TEMPE, Ariz. – California finished with a split in Arizona when the Golden Bears lost to No. 41 Arizona State, 4-0, on Saturday at the Whiteman Tennis Center. The Sun Devils clinched when Savannah Slaysman defeated Cal junior Maria Smith, 7-5, 6-3, at court-four singles.
 
Cal's record fell to 8-6 (4-2 Pac-12), while the Sun Devils improved to 11-5 (3-2 Pac-12). The loss snapped Cal's six-match winning streak against ASU.

Saturday's loss snapped Cal's six-match winning streak against ASU.
 
In doubles, ASU got off to a strong start when its 48th-ranked Lauryn John-Baptiste and Ilze Hattingh knocked off Cal's 52nd-ranked duo of junior Olivia Hauger and freshman Julia Rosenqvist, 6-2 on court one. The other two matches finished almost simultaneously, with the Bears falling in both, as Cal freshmen Anna Bright and Vivian Glozman lost to No 35. Savannah Slaysman/Tereza Kolarova, 6-4, on court two and the pair of Smith and freshman Hana Mraz lost to ASU's Sasa Klanecek/Nicole Fossa, 6-3, on court three.
 
The Bears trailed 2-0 after the 36th-ranked Rosenqvist lost to No. 56 John-Baptiste, 6-2, 7-5, at court-one singles, and the Bears fell behind 3-0 when Mraz fell to Kolarova, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, on court six, until court four decided the match.
 
"We didn't come out in doubles as aggressively as we like to," Cal head coach Amanda Augustus said. "ASU is always tough in doubles, so you really have to bring it to them. I don't think we did a good job on any of our doubles courts today. We put ourselves in a bit of a hole.
 
"That gave ASU confidence, and they competed really hard as they usually do through the singles. We were not striking the ball as cleanly today as I would've liked. On several courts we were in good position. But I think we definitely have some things to work on when we get home to make sure that we get back on track in Pac-12 play."
 
The Bears close out their regular-season home matches when they host Sacramento State on April 5 and Oregon on April 6 at the Hellman Tennis Complex.

No. 41 Arizona State (11-5, 3-2 Pac-12) defeated California (8-6, 4-2 Pac-12), 4-0
March 31, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz.
Whiteman Tennis Center
 
Doubles
1. No. 48 Lauryn John-Baptiste/Ilze Hattingh (ASU) def. No. 52 Olivia Hauger/Julia Rosenqvist (Cal) | 6-2
2. No. 35 Savannah Slaysman/Tereza Kolarova (ASU) def. Anna Bright/Vivian Glozman (Cal) | 6-4
3. Sasa Klanecek/Nicole Fossa Huergo (ASU) def. Hana Mraz/Maria Smith (Cal) | 6-3*
 
ASU won the doubles point

*Clinched the dodubles point
Order of finish: 1, 3*, 2
 
Singles
1. No. 56 Lauryn John-Baptiste (ASU) def. No. 36 Julia Rosenqvist (Cal) | 6-2, 7-5
2. Ilze Hattingh (ASU) vs. No. 34 Anna Bright (Cal) | 6-4, 1-6, 2-3 unf.
3. Nicole Fossa Huergo (ASU) vs. No. 38 Olivia Hauger (Cal) | 7-5, 5-4 unf.
4. No. 108 Savannah Slaysman (ASU) def. Maria Smith (Cal) | 7-5, 6-3^
5. Sasa Klanecek (ASU) vs. Vivian Glozman (Cal) | 7-5, 4-5 unf.
6. Tereza Kolarova (ASU) def. Hana Mraz (Cal) | 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
 
^Clinched the overall match
Order of finish: 1, 6, 4^