No. 21 Sun Devils Rally to Defeat Lobos 4-2, Extend Home Streak to 7

TEMPE - The No. 21 Sun Devils (8-1) extended their perfect home record Saturday afternoon with a 4-2 victory over New Mexico (2-3) after trailing behind early in the competition. The win takes ASU's home record to 7-0 and also notches another mark into their seven-match win steak.
 

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Stoupe takes court four 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 to secure the win for the Sun Devils! pic.twitter.com/RQzQ8ispC2

— Sun Devil M. Tennis (@SunDevilMTennis) February 28, 2021

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Lerby wins No. 6 6-3, 6-3 ?? pic.twitter.com/l8q7jiYXgc

— Sun Devil M. Tennis (@SunDevilMTennis) February 27, 2021

How it happened:
Doubles
The Sun Devils got off to a slow start in doubles play, giving up the doubles point to the Lobos. Despite making their opponents work for every point earned, Andrea Bolla/Makey Rakotomalala and Jonah Wilson/Moritz Hoffmann both dropped their matches 6-4 on courts two and three.
 
Singles
ASU roared back in singles competition with a match victory from sophomore Christian Lerby on court six, defeating NMU's Facundo Bermejo 6-3, 6-3. The Sun Devils then added three straight points thanks to wins from Makey Rakotomalala, Nathan Ponwith and George Stoupe on courts two, one and four. Rakotomalala and Ponwith's victories were both settled in two sets, with final scores of 7-6, 6-0 and 7-6, 6-3, respectively. Stoupe bounced back from dropping the first set 3-6 to win his next two 6-2 and clinch the win for the Sun Devils. Senior Andrea Bolla's match was abandoned due to the clinch.
 
Up Next:
The Sun Devils conclude their three-game home stand with a matchup against the Washington Huskies at 2:00 p.m. MST on Sunday.
 

Feb 27, 2021 at Tempe

(Whiteman Tennis Center)

#21 Arizona State 4, New Mexico 2

Singles competition

1. Nathan Ponwith (ASU) def. DOBAI, Raul (NM) 7-6, 6-3

2. Makey Rakotomalala (ASU) def. WEST, Dominic (NM) 7-6, 6-0

3. HOLIS, Stepan (NM) vs. Andrea Bolla (ASU) no result

4. George Stoupe (ASU) def. ABDULSALAM, Rafael (NM) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2

5. TRONDSON, Jake (NM) def. Moritz Hoffmann (ASU) 6-2, 6-3

6. Christian Lerby (ASU) def. BERMEJO, Facundo (NM) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles competition

1. Nathan Ponwith/George Stoupe (ASU) vs. DOBAI, Raul/TRONDSON, Jake (NM) 5-6, unfinished

2. WEST, Dominic/MOLINA, Sergio (NM) def. Andrea Bolla/Makey Rakotomalala (ASU) 6-4

3. MAGGS, Alex/HOLIS, Stepan (NM) def. Jonah Wilson/Moritz Hoffmann (ASU) 6-4

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,6,2,1,4)