TEMPE – Sun Devil Men's Tennis dropped the championship match of the ASU 8-Team Invitational 4-2 to Memphis on Sunday at the Kiwanis Recreation Center. Arizona State had gone undefeated in its two previous matches, earning wins over #65 Rice and UC Santa Barbara. ASU fought with an adjusted lineup throughout the weekend and earned a ton of help from the bottom three courts prior to Sunday's final match.
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"The big thing this weekend were the guys who stepped in at the end of the lineup who weren't originally expecting to be playing did a fantastic job. Doubles were better this weekend which was good since we had two brand new teams in and playing together. I think we did a really good job this weeknd of putting ourselves in a position to win the tournament with having so many different guys having to step in and play, so a lot of positives."
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How it happened:
ASU started off their day by taking the doubles point with pairs Fabien Salle/George Stoupe and Jonah Wilson/Moritz Hoffman beating the Tigers' No. 2 and 3 pairings with final scores of 6-1 and 6-4, respectively. In singles competition, No. 27 Murphy Cassone was the lone Devil to earn a victory. He swept at No. 1, defeating Oscar Cutting 6-4, 6-3.
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Up next:
Arizona State will take on Oklahoma in Tempe Next Sunday at 1:00 pm. MST. ASU then welcomes in Baylor on March 9th before hosting its Spring Break Tournament at Kiwanis Tennis Center once again.
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ASU 2 vs. Memphis 4
Doubles
1. Stevenson/Taylor def. Cassone/Bullard, 6-3
2. Salle, Stoupe def. Cutting/Sydow, 6-1
3. Wilson/Hoffmann def. Rock/Alemany, 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
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Singles
1. Murphy Cassone def. Oscar Cutting 6-4 6-3
2. Jeremy Taylor def. Fabien Salle, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
3. David Stevenson def. Nicola Cigna, 6-4, 7-6
4. Pau Fanlo def. George Stoupe, 6-3, 6-3,
5. Pablo Alemany def. Jonah Wilson, 6-0, 6-4
6. Harry Rock def. Mortiz Hoffmann, 6-7, 7-6, unfinished
Order of finish: 1, 5, 3, 4, 2
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"The big thing this weekend were the guys who stepped in at the end of the lineup who weren't originally expecting to be playing did a fantastic job. Doubles were better this weekend which was good since we had two brand new teams in and playing together. I think we did a really good job this weeknd of putting ourselves in a position to win the tournament with having so many different guys having to step in and play, so a lot of positives."
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— Sun Devil M. Tennis (@SunDevilMTennis) February 28, 2022
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How it happened:
ASU started off their day by taking the doubles point with pairs Fabien Salle/George Stoupe and Jonah Wilson/Moritz Hoffman beating the Tigers' No. 2 and 3 pairings with final scores of 6-1 and 6-4, respectively. In singles competition, No. 27 Murphy Cassone was the lone Devil to earn a victory. He swept at No. 1, defeating Oscar Cutting 6-4, 6-3.
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SUN DEVILS DOUBLES POINT!
— Sun Devil M. Tennis (@SunDevilMTennis) February 27, 2022
Fabien Salle/George Stoupe and Moritz Hoffmann/Jonah Wilson take courts two and three to put the Sun Devils up! ???? pic.twitter.com/mtEe2MinAX
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— Sun Devil M. Tennis (@SunDevilMTennis) February 27, 2022
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Up next:
Arizona State will take on Oklahoma in Tempe Next Sunday at 1:00 pm. MST. ASU then welcomes in Baylor on March 9th before hosting its Spring Break Tournament at Kiwanis Tennis Center once again.
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ASU 2 vs. Memphis 4
Doubles
1. Stevenson/Taylor def. Cassone/Bullard, 6-3
2. Salle, Stoupe def. Cutting/Sydow, 6-1
3. Wilson/Hoffmann def. Rock/Alemany, 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
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Singles
1. Murphy Cassone def. Oscar Cutting 6-4 6-3
2. Jeremy Taylor def. Fabien Salle, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
3. David Stevenson def. Nicola Cigna, 6-4, 7-6
4. Pau Fanlo def. George Stoupe, 6-3, 6-3,
5. Pablo Alemany def. Jonah Wilson, 6-0, 6-4
6. Harry Rock def. Mortiz Hoffmann, 6-7, 7-6, unfinished
Order of finish: 1, 5, 3, 4, 2
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