No. 18 Men’s Tennis Opens Season With Doubleheader at Home

TEMPE, Ariz. – No. 18 Men's Tennis is set to open its 2025 slate on Thursday, January 16 with a doubleheader against LMU and New Mexico State. Match start times are 10 a.m. AZT and 2 p.m. AZT, respectively, at Whiteman Tennis Center. Admission is free to fans, and streaming info for the matches is TBA.

Head Coach Matt Hill discussed the start of an exciting season, "We're super excited to start the season off. LMU always has a good team, so it'll be a good test right out of the gate for the guys."

SUN DEVIL NOTABLES

• ASU returns Doubles and Singles All-American, senior Murphy Cassone, who won his first ATP Challenger, the ATP Calgary Challenger, in the offseason.
• The team welcomes four freshmen and two transfers in Mathis Bondaz and Matic Dimic to the roster in 2024-25 as well.
• Finished the 2023-24 season in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32 after falling 4-3 to Wake Forest. 
• Owned a 7-3 record when playing at home in Tempe last season. 

PREVIEWING THE LIONS (0-0, 0-0)

• Ended the 2023-24 campaign with an 11-11 record, losing their last two matches of the season. 
• Boasted an 8-1 record at home, but managed just a 2-8 record on the road. 
• In their history against Arizona State since ASU's reinstatement, LMU is 0-3.

PREVIEWING THE AGGIES  (0-0, 0-0)

• Finished with a 9-13 record to close out the 2023-24 season, having played just three matches at home and going undefeated in Las Cruces. 
• Compiled a 2-11 record on the road 
• In their only match against ASU since reinstatement, the Aggies fell 6-1. 

FOLLOW ALONG
All home matches have free admission to the public. Fans can follow @SunDevilMTennis on Instagram, X (Twitter), and Facebook for match coverage and updates.