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.
"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."
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.
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.
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
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
"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."
Coach Hill post Memphis ?? pic.twitter.com/5VP3U1YriR
— Sun Devil M. Tennis (@SunDevilMTennis) February 28, 2022
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.
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
Energy ?????????? pic.twitter.com/sIgKQ1c0tr
— Sun Devil M. Tennis (@SunDevilMTennis) February 27, 2022
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.
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
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