SAN FRANCISCO - The No. 1 tennis recruit in the country has been on a roll in recent weeks and it's starting to garner some attention. No. 67 Murphy Cassone swept the No. 1 collegiate player, San Diego's August Holmgren, on Feb. 6 and followed that with a three-set win over No. 9 Daniel De Jonge en route to earning Pac-12 Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week honors.
Cassone followed a 6-4, 6-4 upset of Holmgren at the Whiteman Tennis Center with a three-set road victory over No. 9 Daniel De Jonge Friday in ASU's loss to #21 Pepperdine. Cassone also picked up his fourth doubles win of the year with a 6-3 victory over unranked Daniel De Jonge/Andrew Rogers at No. 2. Cassone now has four singles and doubles wins on the year. Three of his wins have been over ranked opponents - he topped No. 115 Noah Schachter of No. 19 Texas in three sets on Jan. 19.
ASU's next match will come next weekend as part of the ASU 8-Team Invite Feb. 25-27 at the Kiwanis Tennis Center.
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Cassone followed a 6-4, 6-4 upset of Holmgren at the Whiteman Tennis Center with a three-set road victory over No. 9 Daniel De Jonge Friday in ASU's loss to #21 Pepperdine. Cassone also picked up his fourth doubles win of the year with a 6-3 victory over unranked Daniel De Jonge/Andrew Rogers at No. 2. Cassone now has four singles and doubles wins on the year. Three of his wins have been over ranked opponents - he topped No. 115 Noah Schachter of No. 19 Texas in three sets on Jan. 19.
ASU's next match will come next weekend as part of the ASU 8-Team Invite Feb. 25-27 at the Kiwanis Tennis Center.