WACO, Texas – Murphy Cassone picked up another singles victory as Sun Devil Men's Tennis fell 4-2 against the No. 12 Baylor Bears at the Hurd Tennis Center Friday night.
Baylor (4-1) picked up the doubles point with wins at Nos. 2 & 3. They quickly extended their match advantage to 2-0 with a straight-sets win at No. 3 Singles.
Murphy Cassone put Arizona State (2-1) on the board with his first singles win of the season, moving to 1-0. He downed Finn Bass, dropping the Bears top player to 37-14 in his singles career.
The Sun Devils and Bears traded blows, with Baylor getting to 3-1 with a 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 6 Singles before Roi Ginat won 7-6( 8), 6-4 at No. 4 Singles.
Max McKennon took the first set at No. 2, but dropped the second frame and lost his serve at 1-1 in the third set, ultimately falling 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 and sealing the result for ASU.
The Sun Devils are back in action Saturday at 5 p.m. in the ITA Kickoff Weekend at the Hurd Tennis Center against the San Diego Toreros.
DOUBLES
No. 1 – #3 Finn Bass/Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi (BU) vs. Murphy Cassone/Max McKennon (ASU) 5-3 BU, unfinished
No. 2 – #59 Tadeas Paroulek/Zsombor Velcz (BU) def. Jacob Bullard/Roi Ginat (ASU) 6-3
No. 3 – Luc Koenig/Ethan Muza (BU) Nicola Cigna / Constantinos Koshis (ASU) 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 2
SINGLES
No. 1 – Murphy Cassone (ASU) def. Finn Bass (BU) 7-5, 6-2
No. 2 –Tadeas Paroulek (BU) def. Max McKennon (ASU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 – Marko Miladinovic (BU) def. Jacob Bullard (ASU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 – Roi Ginat (ASU) def. Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi (BU) 7-6 (8), 6-4
No. 5 – Zsombor Velcz (BU) vs. Constantinos Koshis (ASU) 5-7, 6-3, 2-2, 30-0 BU, unfinished
No. 6 – Ethan Muza (BU) def. Nicola Cigna (ASU) 7-5, 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 6, 4, 2
Baylor (4-1) picked up the doubles point with wins at Nos. 2 & 3. They quickly extended their match advantage to 2-0 with a straight-sets win at No. 3 Singles.
Murphy Cassone put Arizona State (2-1) on the board with his first singles win of the season, moving to 1-0. He downed Finn Bass, dropping the Bears top player to 37-14 in his singles career.
The Sun Devils and Bears traded blows, with Baylor getting to 3-1 with a 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 6 Singles before Roi Ginat won 7-6( 8), 6-4 at No. 4 Singles.
Max McKennon took the first set at No. 2, but dropped the second frame and lost his serve at 1-1 in the third set, ultimately falling 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 and sealing the result for ASU.
The Sun Devils are back in action Saturday at 5 p.m. in the ITA Kickoff Weekend at the Hurd Tennis Center against the San Diego Toreros.
DOUBLES
No. 1 – #3 Finn Bass/Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi (BU) vs. Murphy Cassone/Max McKennon (ASU) 5-3 BU, unfinished
No. 2 – #59 Tadeas Paroulek/Zsombor Velcz (BU) def. Jacob Bullard/Roi Ginat (ASU) 6-3
No. 3 – Luc Koenig/Ethan Muza (BU) Nicola Cigna / Constantinos Koshis (ASU) 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 2
SINGLES
No. 1 – Murphy Cassone (ASU) def. Finn Bass (BU) 7-5, 6-2
No. 2 –Tadeas Paroulek (BU) def. Max McKennon (ASU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 – Marko Miladinovic (BU) def. Jacob Bullard (ASU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 – Roi Ginat (ASU) def. Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi (BU) 7-6 (8), 6-4
No. 5 – Zsombor Velcz (BU) vs. Constantinos Koshis (ASU) 5-7, 6-3, 2-2, 30-0 BU, unfinished
No. 6 – Ethan Muza (BU) def. Nicola Cigna (ASU) 7-5, 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 6, 4, 2