TEMPE- Following Tuesday’s 6-1 win over UTSA at Whiteman Tennis Center, Sun Devil Men’s Tennis improved to a program-best 6-0 start since reinstatement. ASU is already halfway to reaching its 2024-25 win total and has hit the six-win mark more than a month earlier than last year’s team did so on Feb. 28.
Arizona State put on a strong showing in the doubles portion of the match. The pair of senior Shu Matsuoka and redshirt senior Kristof Minark claimed the first Sun Devil win on court two, followed by junior Bor Artnak and sophomore Ofek Shimanov, who clinched the doubles point on court one — both pairs winning 6-2.
Singles matches neared a sweep as the Sun Devils took the first five matches of the dual. Shimanov and Mathis Bondaz claimed the first two singles of the day, winning in straight sets. Shu secured the clinching match for the Maroon and Gold in a commanding 6-2, 6-1 victory. Mikovic followed with fifth point for ASU after a 6-3, 6-4 performance from the sixth position and ASU had a 6-0 lead. The final two matches had a 10-point tiebreak, with ASU splitting the matches as Artnak came out on top, but Minarik fell to his opponent.
Singles competition
- Bor Artnak (ASU) def. Oskar Grzgorzewski (UTSA) 6-4, 5-7, 10-8
- Mathis Bondaz (ASU) def. Enzo Vargas (UTSA) 6-2, 6-2
- Ofek Shimanov (ASU) def. Timeo Bretin (UTSA) 6-3, 6-1
- Shu Matsuoka (ASU) def. Ben Chetewy Ungar (UTSA) 6-2, 6-1
- Constantin Radu (UTSA) def. Kristof Minarik (ASU) 7-6(6), 3-6, 10-6
- Milos Mikovic (ASU) def. Maximillian Ontiveros (UTSA) 6-3, 6-4
Order of finish: 3, 2, 4, 6, 1, 5
Doubles competition
- Bor Artnak/Ofek Shimanov (ASU) def. Oskar Grzgorzewski/Ben Chetewy Ungar (UTSA) 6-2
- Kristof Minark/Shu Matsuoka (ASU) def. Enzo Vargas/Timeo Bretin (UTSA) 6-2
- Milos Mikovic/Mathis Bondaz (ASU) vs. Maximillian Ontiveros/Yonatan Sagiv (UTSA) 5-4 unfinished
Order of finish: 2, 1
UP NEXT
The Sun Devils will participate in the ITA Indoor Kickoffs hosted by USD at the Skip and Cindy Hogan Tennis Center in San Diego, California spanning January 23-24. The team will face off against USD on Friday before facing either Pepperdine or Miami (OH) on Saturday.
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