TUCSON, Ariz.– Arizona Wildcats opened the weekend at the Sun Devil Classic with a 2-3 loss to No. 8 Arizona State before wrapping up the day with a 3-2 win against Southern Mississippi.

Game 1 No. 19 Arizona 2, No. 8 ASU 3

The Wildcats played well against ASU. Arizona tied the duel 2-2, before the Cats fell short in the last match as Holmer and Cisneros lost in a tight third set, giving ASU the win.

Ashlyn Zilliken and Madeline Walker came out strong taking their match in straight sets as the #2 pair, 21-17, 23-21. Sophia Winter and Jamie Streit played well as the #4 pair, just getting beat in the first set 21-23 before dropping the second 16-21, giving ASU a point and tying the duel.

Stephanie Rondon and Adri Nieves Papaleo played a competitive match as the #3 pair but fell just short in two sets 19-21, 14-21, giving ASU a 2-1 lead in the duel. Brooke Boyko and Sadie Moore played an exciting match, the #5 pair took the first set 21-17, before dropping the second set 15-21, sending the match to a third set. Boyko and Moore came out on top taking the third set 15-13, tying the duel 2-2.

Regan Holmer and Carlie Cisneros battled in a three set contest as the #1 pair, winning the first set 21-15, before dropping the second 10-21,  Cisneros and Holmer played a tough third set but fell just short losing 13-15, giving ASU the clinching point of the duel.

Game 2 No. 19 Arizona 3, No. Southern Mississippi 2

Jamie Streit and Sophia Winter got things started for Arizona in the second match of the day. The #4 pair picked up a straight set win, 21-12 and 21-17. Ashlyn Zilliken and Madeline Walker fought hard through a three-set match 19-21, 24-22, 14-16, but came up just short giving Southern Mississippi their first point of duel.

Sadie Moore and Brooke Boyko fought hard but lost in straight sets, 9-21, 21-23, giving Southern Mississippi the lead on the duel 2-1. Tylee Shires and Adri Nieves Papaleo won a crucial match for the Cats to the tie the duel 2-2. The #3 pair fought hard through their three-set match, 23-21, 17-21, 15-12.

Regan Holmer and Carli Cisneros clinched the match for Arizona winning in another three-set match, 21-19, 18-21, 15-12.

The Cats will be back in action tomorrow for one game as they face Nebraska.

#19 Arizona – 2, #8 Arizona State – 3

Pair 1:Ava Kirunchyk and Samaya Morin (ASU) def. Regan Holmer and Carlie Cisneros (ARIZ), 21-15, 10-21, 13-15

Pair 2: Ashlyn Zilliken and Madeline Walker (ARIZ) def. Reagan Hope and Daniella Kensinger (ASU) 21-17, 23-21

Pair 3: Zoe Taylor and Arden Besecker (ASU) def. Stephanie Rondon and Adri Nieves Papaleo (ARIZ), 23-21, 21-13

Pair 4: McKenna Flaherty and Kristin Gilmour (ASU) def. Sophia Winter and Jamie Streit (ARIZ), 21-23, 16-21

Pair 5: Sadie Moore and Brooke Boyko (ARIZ) def. Kendall Whitmarsh and Olivia McElroy (ASU), 21-17, 15-21, 15-13

#19 Arizona – 3, Southern Mississippi– 2

Pair 1: Regan Holmer and Carlie Cisneros (ARIZ) def. Laurel Dennis and Sadie McAda (USM), 21-19, 18-21, 15-12

Pair 2: Zuzanna Michalska and Abigail Lewis (USM) def. Ashlyn Zilliken and Madeline Walker (ARIZ), 19-21, 24-22, 14-16

Pair 3: Tylee Shires and Adri Nieves Papaleo (ARIZ) def. Ki Martini Adamsone and Brooklyn Bowdler (USM), 23-21, 17-21, 15-12

Pair 4: Sophia Winter and Jamie Streit (ARIZ) def. Y-Nhu Do and Lillie Johnson (USM), 21-12, 21-17

Pair 5: Iustina Corcoz and Margarita Grigoreva (USM) def.  Sadie Moore and Brooke Boyko (ARIZ), 9-21, 21-23