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Turkovic/Spaka Fall in First Round of NCAA Doubles Championships

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A magical 2022 Sun Devil Women's Tennis season has officially drawn to a close.

Senior Domenika Turkovic and freshman Patricija Spaka, ranked as the No. 28 duo in the country, were eliminated in the opening round of the NCAA Doubles Championships on Tuesday evening at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The Sun Devils were bested by Virginia's Emma Navarro/Hibah Shaikh, listed by the ITA as the No. 3 pair in the country, 6-4, 7-5.

Trailing 5-0 in the opening set, the Sun Devils had rattled off four consecutive games to clip the Viriginia lead to one.