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No. 24 Men's Tennis Sweeps Friday's Doubleheader

No. 24 Men's Tennis Sweeps Friday's DoubleheaderNo. 24 Men's Tennis Sweeps Friday's Doubleheader
TEMPE– No. 24 Sun Devil Men's Tennis (5-3) bounced back from Thursday's hard-fought battle with Pepperdine by picking up two 4-0 victories over NAU (3-2) and DePaul (3-4) to close out Friday's doubleheader. Across 12 singles matches, ASU was dominant in first sets and saw nine first-set wins on the day. 

The Sun Devils will open Big 12 Conference play at Utah on Sunday, February 9 at 1 p.m. AZT. There will not be a stream for the match, but live stats are available via Utah's Live Stream. 

ASU 4, NAU 0

The Sun Devil Duo of Daniel Phillips and Tanner Povey remained undefeated in doubles play after clinching the doubles point 6-3 against NAU in Friday's first match. 

Headed into singles with a lead, Daniel Phillips picked up a win via retirement, though ahead 6-0, 1-0 in his match, followed by straight-set wins from Tanner Povey and Bor Artnak to secure the match win. 

Singles Competition: 
  1. Bor Artnak (ASU) def. Dani Torres (NAU) 7-5, 6-4
  2. Nicola Cigna (ASU) vs. #72 Piotr Galus (NAU) 4-6, 5-1 unfinished
  3. Tanner Povey (ASU) def. Jakub Prachar (NAU) 6-4, 6-1
  4. Daniel Phillips (ASU) def. Mateusz Lange (NAU) 6-0, 1-0, retired
  5. Roi Ginat (ASU) vs. Semen Agynskyy (NAU) 7-6(4) unfinished
  6. Mikey Anderson (ASU) vs. Jakub Volesky (NAU) 6-7(4), 3-4 unfinished
Order of finish: 4, 3, 1

Doubles Competition: 
  1. #55 Bor Artnak/Matic Dimic (ASU) vs. Dani Torres/Jakub Prachar (NAU) 5-5, unfinished
  2. Tanner Povey/Daniel Phillips (ASU) def. Piotr Galus/Mateusz Lange (NAU) 6-3
  3. Nicola Cigna/Mikey Anderson (ASU) def. Jakub Volesky/Semen Agynskyy (NAU) 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 2


ASU 4, DePaul 0

After Bor Artnak and Matic Dimic earned a 6-4 victory on court one, Nicola Cigna and Mikey Anderson won their second doubles match of the day, and clinched the doubles point for ASU with a 6-4 win from the third position.

ASU again won the first three singles matches of the day, all in straight sets, to secure the 4-0 victory over DePaul. Graduate Matic Dimic notched his third clinch of the season for the Sun Devils with his win from the sixth position against DePaul.


Singles Competition: 
  1. Bor Artnak (ASU) def. Matteo Iaquinto (DPU) 6-1, 6-4
  2. Mathis Bondaz (ASU) vs. Tobias Leitner (DPU) 6-4, 4-3 unfinished
  3. Tanner Povey (ASU) vs. Pablo Torres Almeida (DPU) 4-6, 4-5 unfinished
  4.  Daniel Phillips (ASU) vs.  Marko Milosavljevic (DPU) 7-6(4), 2-4 unfinished
  5. Roi Ginat (ASU) def. Andy Hadziabdic (DPU) 6-3, 6-1
  6. Matic Dimic (ASU) def. Thomas Giles (DPU) 7-6(6), 6-2
Order of finish: 5, 1, 6

Doubles Competition: 
  1. #55 Bor Artnak/Matic Dimic (ASU) def. Tobias Leitner/Jona Gitschel (DPU) 6-4
  2. Tanner Povey/Daniel Phillips (ASU) vs. Matteo Iaquinto/Marko Milosavljevic (DPU) 6-5, unfinished
  3. Nicola Cigna/Mikey Anderson (ASU) def. Pablo Torres Almeida/Thomas Giles (DPU) 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 3

UP NEXT: 
The Sun Devils hit the road to take on Utah in their first Big 12 Conference match of the season. The match is scheduled for Sunday, February 9 at 1 p.m. AZT.