TEMPE, Ariz. – After a rain delay that lasted nearly three hours, Sun Devil men's tennis' match against California has been suspended due to insufficient court conditions.
The match was delayed with the Devils leading 1-0, however, the game between the Devils and the Bears will go down unfinished. If the teams decide to reschedule, the new match will be restarted from the beginning.
Before the delay, the Devils got things going on a high note, winning their second-straight doubles point to begin the match. The pair of Michael Geerts and Tim Ruehl finished first on court one, handing No. 32 Billy Giffith/J.T. Nishimura a 6-3 loss.
California battled back to take a win on court two, but Benjamin Hannestad and Thomas Wright teamed up to take a back-and-forth affair, 7-5. The pair were down 3-1 in the match early on and went on a hot streak to secure the doubles point and a 1-0 lead heading into singles play.
With the Devils well into their second sets during singles play, rain began to fall at Whiteman causing a rain delay that lasted approximately three hours before the match was called.
ASU is back in action this Wednesday when they travel to Los Angeles to take on top-ranked Ohio State at the Griffin Club. Fans can follow the action all season long on @SunDevilMTennis on Twitter.
NO. 49 CALIFORNIA: 0
NO. 20 ARIZONA STATE: 1
Doubles Finals:
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles Finals:
The match was delayed with the Devils leading 1-0, however, the game between the Devils and the Bears will go down unfinished. If the teams decide to reschedule, the new match will be restarted from the beginning.
Before the delay, the Devils got things going on a high note, winning their second-straight doubles point to begin the match. The pair of Michael Geerts and Tim Ruehl finished first on court one, handing No. 32 Billy Giffith/J.T. Nishimura a 6-3 loss.
California battled back to take a win on court two, but Benjamin Hannestad and Thomas Wright teamed up to take a back-and-forth affair, 7-5. The pair were down 3-1 in the match early on and went on a hot streak to secure the doubles point and a 1-0 lead heading into singles play.
With the Devils well into their second sets during singles play, rain began to fall at Whiteman causing a rain delay that lasted approximately three hours before the match was called.
ASU is back in action this Wednesday when they travel to Los Angeles to take on top-ranked Ohio State at the Griffin Club. Fans can follow the action all season long on @SunDevilMTennis on Twitter.
NO. 49 CALIFORNIA: 0
NO. 20 ARIZONA STATE: 1
Doubles Finals:
- Geerts/Ruehl (ASU) def. No. 32 Griffith/Nishimura (CAL) | 6-3
- Draper/Malloy (CAL) def. Bolla/Rakotomalala (ASU) | 6-4
- Hannestad/Wright (ASU) def. D. Barretto/Kaya (CAL) | 7-5
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles Finals:
- No. 61 Michaël Geerts (ASU) vs. No. 52 Billy Griffith (CAL) | 6-3, 3-1 (susp.)
- No. 51 Ben Hannestad (ASU) vs. J.T. Nishimura (CAL) | 6-1, 4-3 (susp.)
- No. 116 Makey Rakotomalala (ASU) vs. Jack Malloy (CAL) | 2-6, 2-0 (susp.)
- Tim Ruehl (ASU) vs. Paul Barretto (CAL) | 1-6, 1-1 (susp.)
- Andrea Bolla (ASU) vs. Jacob Brumm (CAL) | 6-2, 3-1 (susp.)
- Will Kirkman (ASU) vs. Ben Draper (CAL) | 3-6, 3-1 (susp.)