TEMPE – The No. 17 Sun Devil men's tennis team (13-5, 2-2 Pac-12) fell 6-1 at home in a Pac-12 matchup with No. 11 USC on Sunday afternoon. Tim Ruehl claimed the lone victory for ASU with a two-set victory at No. 3
The Sun Devils dropped the doubles point after losing on courts 1 and 2, Nathan Ponwith/George Stoupe being limited to one point and Andrea Bolla/ Christian Lerby falling 6-3.
After dropping the first two singles matches on courts 5 and 6, Ruehl defeated USC's Stefan Dostanic 7-6, 6-4 on court 3 to give the Sun Devils their first point and extend the match. The Sun Devils need the to win each of the three remaining matches, but came up just short, losing in tiebreakers in both sets on courts 1, 2, and 4.
Up Next
The Sun Devils travel to the Bay Area to take on the Stanford Cardinal and California Golden Bears on Friday and Saturday at 2pm and 1pm MST, respectively.
Mar 28, 2021 at Tempe, AZ
(Whiteman Tennis Center)
#11 USC 6, #17 Arizona State 1
Singles competition
1. Daniel Cukierman (USC) def. Nathan Ponwith (ASU) 7-6, 7-6
2. Riley Smith (USC) def. Makey Rakotomalala (ASU) 7-6, 7-6
3. Tim Ruehl (ASU) def. Stefan Dostanic (USC) 7-6, 6-4
4. Bradley Frye (USC) def. Andrea Bolla (ASU) 7-6, 7-6
5. Lodewijk Weststrate (USC) def. George Stoupe (ASU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Jake Sands (USC) def. Christian Lerby (ASU) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Daniel Cukierman/Riley Smith (USC) def. George Stoupe/Nathan Ponwith (ASU) 6-1
2. Stefan Dostanic/Bradley Frye (USC) def. Andrea Bolla/Christian Lerby (ASU) 6-3
3. Tim Ruehl/Moritz Hoffmann (ASU) vs. Jake Sands/Lodewijk Weststrate (USC) 3-4, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (5,6,3,2,1,4)
The Sun Devils dropped the doubles point after losing on courts 1 and 2, Nathan Ponwith/George Stoupe being limited to one point and Andrea Bolla/ Christian Lerby falling 6-3.
After dropping the first two singles matches on courts 5 and 6, Ruehl defeated USC's Stefan Dostanic 7-6, 6-4 on court 3 to give the Sun Devils their first point and extend the match. The Sun Devils need the to win each of the three remaining matches, but came up just short, losing in tiebreakers in both sets on courts 1, 2, and 4.
Up Next
The Sun Devils travel to the Bay Area to take on the Stanford Cardinal and California Golden Bears on Friday and Saturday at 2pm and 1pm MST, respectively.
Mar 28, 2021 at Tempe, AZ
(Whiteman Tennis Center)
#11 USC 6, #17 Arizona State 1
Singles competition
1. Daniel Cukierman (USC) def. Nathan Ponwith (ASU) 7-6, 7-6
2. Riley Smith (USC) def. Makey Rakotomalala (ASU) 7-6, 7-6
3. Tim Ruehl (ASU) def. Stefan Dostanic (USC) 7-6, 6-4
4. Bradley Frye (USC) def. Andrea Bolla (ASU) 7-6, 7-6
5. Lodewijk Weststrate (USC) def. George Stoupe (ASU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Jake Sands (USC) def. Christian Lerby (ASU) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Daniel Cukierman/Riley Smith (USC) def. George Stoupe/Nathan Ponwith (ASU) 6-1
2. Stefan Dostanic/Bradley Frye (USC) def. Andrea Bolla/Christian Lerby (ASU) 6-3
3. Tim Ruehl/Moritz Hoffmann (ASU) vs. Jake Sands/Lodewijk Weststrate (USC) 3-4, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (5,6,3,2,1,4)