TEMPE– Arizona State men's tennis opens up the 2024 home slate on Friday, January 12 with a pair of non-conference matches at Whiteman Tennis Center, first against Northern Arizona University at 11 a.m. MST, followed by Wichita State at 5 p.m. MST. Neither match will be streamed, but live stats will be available here.
Wichita State and Northern Arizona will compete in a neutral site match at 2:00 p.m. MST before the Sun Devils face the Shockers in the evening.
Sun Devil Outlook
The Sun Devils ended the 2022-23 campaign 14-12, finishing at No. 40 in the final ITA top-75 poll. ASU opened their season on the road last weekend in the Miami Invitational, though the final round of matches against the University of Miami was canceled due to inclement weather.
Scouting the Opponents
NAU is set to open their season against Arizona State after fishing the 2022-23 campaign 22-3, falling 4-3 to the No. 3 Idaho Vandals in the Big Sky Conference Championship. The Lumberjacks finished the season at No. 66 in the final ITA top-75 poll.
Wichita State also travels to Arizona with a clean slate, though they will compete against Grand Canyon University on Thursday prior to Friday's match with the Sun Devils. The shockers ended the year with an 11-16 record, going just 1-9 on the road.
All home games have free admission. Fans can follow @SunDevilMTennis on Instagram, X (Twitter), and Facebook for game coverage and updates during the 2024 season.
Wichita State and Northern Arizona will compete in a neutral site match at 2:00 p.m. MST before the Sun Devils face the Shockers in the evening.
Sun Devil Outlook
The Sun Devils ended the 2022-23 campaign 14-12, finishing at No. 40 in the final ITA top-75 poll. ASU opened their season on the road last weekend in the Miami Invitational, though the final round of matches against the University of Miami was canceled due to inclement weather.
Scouting the Opponents
NAU is set to open their season against Arizona State after fishing the 2022-23 campaign 22-3, falling 4-3 to the No. 3 Idaho Vandals in the Big Sky Conference Championship. The Lumberjacks finished the season at No. 66 in the final ITA top-75 poll.
Wichita State also travels to Arizona with a clean slate, though they will compete against Grand Canyon University on Thursday prior to Friday's match with the Sun Devils. The shockers ended the year with an 11-16 record, going just 1-9 on the road.
MURPHY CASSONE NOTES
Junior Murphy Cassone was the first Sun Devil to earn All-America honors and to reach the NCAA semifinals since 1995 (Sargis Sargsian) last year. He posted a 22-7 singles mark that included an upset of third-ranked Arthur Fery of Stanford in the NCAA quarterfinals. He ended his rookie season (2021-22) on a nine-match win streak and was 15-5, including a perfect 9-0 mark in the Pac-12 as he earned Pac-12 Rookie or the Year and the ITA National Rookie of the Year. He also defeated top-ranked August Holmgren of San Diego on Feb. 6, 2022.
All home games have free admission. Fans can follow @SunDevilMTennis on Instagram, X (Twitter), and Facebook for game coverage and updates during the 2024 season.