MALIBU, Calif. - For Sun Devils traveled to Malibu, California over the weekend to compete in the ITA Southwest Regional Tournament hosted by Pepperdine University. Max McKennon, Murphy Cassone, Spencer Brachman and Jacob Bullard represnted the Maroon and Gold. Cassone entered the tournament as the No. 12 seed, and McKennon started at the 12-seed, and the duo paired up in the open doubles bracket.
McKennon had a first-round bye and advanced to the Round of 32 thanks to a two-set vicotry over Timothy Li before he was defeated by 6-seed Drew Baird from UCLA in two sets, 7-5 and 7-3. Cassone also opened with a bye but was forced to retire in his lone open singles match due to injury. Brachman and Bullard did not make it past the opening round.
McKennon and Murphy opened doubles with a bye before winning 8-5 over Cal Poly's Leather/Weststrate. The Sun Devils then loss in a walkover to UCLA's Zahraj/Revelli.
Men's Open Singles
RD 128: Max McKennon had a BYE so he automatically qualified for the Round of 64
RD 64: Max McKennon (ASU) def. Timothy Li (UCLA) 7-5 3-2 Ret [inj]
RD 32: Drew Baird (UCLA) def. Max McKennon (ASU) 7-5 6-3
RD 128: Murphy Cassone had a BYE so he automatically qualified for the Round of 64
RD 64: Josh Williams (UCSB) def. Murphy Cassone (ASU) Ret [inj]
RD 128: Herman Hoeyeraal (Arizona) def. Spencer Brachman (ASU) 6-1 6-3
RD 128: Guillaume Tattevin (Hawaii) def. Jacob Bullard (ASU) Wo [inj]
McKennon had a first-round bye and advanced to the Round of 32 thanks to a two-set vicotry over Timothy Li before he was defeated by 6-seed Drew Baird from UCLA in two sets, 7-5 and 7-3. Cassone also opened with a bye but was forced to retire in his lone open singles match due to injury. Brachman and Bullard did not make it past the opening round.
McKennon and Murphy opened doubles with a bye before winning 8-5 over Cal Poly's Leather/Weststrate. The Sun Devils then loss in a walkover to UCLA's Zahraj/Revelli.
Men's Open Singles
RD 128: Max McKennon had a BYE so he automatically qualified for the Round of 64
RD 64: Max McKennon (ASU) def. Timothy Li (UCLA) 7-5 3-2 Ret [inj]
RD 32: Drew Baird (UCLA) def. Max McKennon (ASU) 7-5 6-3
RD 128: Murphy Cassone had a BYE so he automatically qualified for the Round of 64
RD 64: Josh Williams (UCSB) def. Murphy Cassone (ASU) Ret [inj]
RD 128: Herman Hoeyeraal (Arizona) def. Spencer Brachman (ASU) 6-1 6-3
RD 128: Guillaume Tattevin (Hawaii) def. Jacob Bullard (ASU) Wo [inj]