The @SunDevilMTennis team posted a 4-2 record in its first day at the 2017 ITA Southwest Regional Championship, being held in Malibu at both the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center and the Crest Tennis Courts through Monday. ASU's top three singles players are in the round of 32, while its top-seeded doubles team advanced as well. Matches start Friday at 9 a.m., which will consist of one round of doubles, two rounds of singlesa and two rounds of singles consolation.
It will feel like the Pac-12 Championship Friday as ASU in singles action will face players from UCLA and USC and will face Arizona in a doubles matchup.
Michael Geerts in the round of 64 defeated San Diego State's Jan Kirchoff 6-3, 6-1. Geerts, the No. 11 seed, will now face Pepperdine's Nicholas Baez in the round of 32.
Benjamin Hannestad will face ninth-seeded Max Cressy of UCLA in the round of 32 after defeating UCI's Luca Marguard 6-3, 7-5.
Tim Ruehl had a great match vs. Pepperdine's Maxwell Mendelsohn in the round of 64, topping him 7-6 (1), 7-6 (2). Ruehl will now face USC's No. 12 seed Laurens Verboven.
William Kirkman fell to Grand Canyon's Mathieu Rajaonah 6-1, 6-2 in the round of 128. Kirkman will face UCLA's Connor Rapp in the consolation round on Friday.
ASU's top-seeded doubles team of Benjamin Hannestad and Tim Ruehl defeated Cal Poly's Daly Meinert and Andrew Whitehouse 8-3, while Geerts and Kirkman fell to Nico Borter and Guilherme Osorio of San Diego 8-5. Hannestad and Ruehl will now face Arizona's Carlos Hessey and Igor Karpovets in the round of 16.
ITA SOUTHWEST REGIONAL/MALIBU, CALIF.
SINGLES
-Michael Geerts (ASU) def. Jan Kirchhoff (SDSU) - 6-3, 6-1 (round of 64/Oct. 19, 2017)
-Benjamin Hannestad (ASU) def Luca Marguard (UCI) - 6-3, 7-5 (round of 64/Oct. 19, 2017)
-Tim Ruehl (ASU) def. Maxwell Mendelsohn (PEPP) - 7-6 (1), 7-6 (2) (round of 64/Oct. 19, 2017)
-Mathieu Rajaonah (GCU) def. William Kirkman (ASU) - 6-1, 6-2 (round of 128/Oct. 19, 2017)
DOUBLES
-Nico Borter/Guilherme Osorio (USD) def. Michael Geerts/William Kirkman (ASU) - 8-5 (round of 32/Oct. 19, 2017)
-Benjamin Hannestad/Tim Ruehl (ASU) def. Daly Meinert/Andrew Whitehouse (Cal Poly) - 8-3 (round of 32/Oct. 19, 2017)
Tournament Schedule (9 a.m. starts on Friday; TBD Oct. 20-23)
-Friday, Oct. 20: one round of doubles, two rounds of singles, two rounds of singles consolation
-Saturday, Oct. 21: doubles quarterfinal, singles quarterfinal, singles consolation round of 16 and quarterfinal
-Sunday, Oct. 22: doubles semifinal, singles semifinal, singles consolation semifinal and final
-Monday, Oct. 23: singles final, doubles final
@SunDevilMTennis 2018 Schedule (Pac-12 Schedule To Be Published In November)
January 13: Duke
January 14: Texas A&M
January 21: TCU
February 9-11: ASU Invitational (LMU, #49 Cal Poly, Fresno State)
February 17: @ San Diego
February 18: @ Pepperdine
February 23-25: @Blue/Gray Tournament in Montgomery
March 14: vs. Ohio State in Los Angeles
March 16-18: @Indian Wells Tournament
March 24: New Mexico
April 23-25: Pac-12 Championship (Ojai, Calif.)
May 17-28: NCAA Championships (Winston Salem, N.C./Host: Wake Forest)
It will feel like the Pac-12 Championship Friday as ASU in singles action will face players from UCLA and USC and will face Arizona in a doubles matchup.
Michael Geerts in the round of 64 defeated San Diego State's Jan Kirchoff 6-3, 6-1. Geerts, the No. 11 seed, will now face Pepperdine's Nicholas Baez in the round of 32.
Benjamin Hannestad will face ninth-seeded Max Cressy of UCLA in the round of 32 after defeating UCI's Luca Marguard 6-3, 7-5.
Tim Ruehl had a great match vs. Pepperdine's Maxwell Mendelsohn in the round of 64, topping him 7-6 (1), 7-6 (2). Ruehl will now face USC's No. 12 seed Laurens Verboven.
William Kirkman fell to Grand Canyon's Mathieu Rajaonah 6-1, 6-2 in the round of 128. Kirkman will face UCLA's Connor Rapp in the consolation round on Friday.
ASU's top-seeded doubles team of Benjamin Hannestad and Tim Ruehl defeated Cal Poly's Daly Meinert and Andrew Whitehouse 8-3, while Geerts and Kirkman fell to Nico Borter and Guilherme Osorio of San Diego 8-5. Hannestad and Ruehl will now face Arizona's Carlos Hessey and Igor Karpovets in the round of 16.
ITA SOUTHWEST REGIONAL/MALIBU, CALIF.
SINGLES
-Michael Geerts (ASU) def. Jan Kirchhoff (SDSU) - 6-3, 6-1 (round of 64/Oct. 19, 2017)
-Benjamin Hannestad (ASU) def Luca Marguard (UCI) - 6-3, 7-5 (round of 64/Oct. 19, 2017)
-Tim Ruehl (ASU) def. Maxwell Mendelsohn (PEPP) - 7-6 (1), 7-6 (2) (round of 64/Oct. 19, 2017)
-Mathieu Rajaonah (GCU) def. William Kirkman (ASU) - 6-1, 6-2 (round of 128/Oct. 19, 2017)
DOUBLES
-Nico Borter/Guilherme Osorio (USD) def. Michael Geerts/William Kirkman (ASU) - 8-5 (round of 32/Oct. 19, 2017)
-Benjamin Hannestad/Tim Ruehl (ASU) def. Daly Meinert/Andrew Whitehouse (Cal Poly) - 8-3 (round of 32/Oct. 19, 2017)
Tournament Schedule (9 a.m. starts on Friday; TBD Oct. 20-23)
-Friday, Oct. 20: one round of doubles, two rounds of singles, two rounds of singles consolation
-Saturday, Oct. 21: doubles quarterfinal, singles quarterfinal, singles consolation round of 16 and quarterfinal
-Sunday, Oct. 22: doubles semifinal, singles semifinal, singles consolation semifinal and final
-Monday, Oct. 23: singles final, doubles final
@SunDevilMTennis 2018 Schedule (Pac-12 Schedule To Be Published In November)
January 13: Duke
January 14: Texas A&M
January 21: TCU
February 9-11: ASU Invitational (LMU, #49 Cal Poly, Fresno State)
February 17: @ San Diego
February 18: @ Pepperdine
February 23-25: @Blue/Gray Tournament in Montgomery
March 14: vs. Ohio State in Los Angeles
March 16-18: @Indian Wells Tournament
March 24: New Mexico
April 23-25: Pac-12 Championship (Ojai, Calif.)
May 17-28: NCAA Championships (Winston Salem, N.C./Host: Wake Forest)