TEMPE - Fresh off securing an ITA Indoor National Championship berth with two wins in the San Diego regional, No. 24 Sun Devil Men's Tennis (8-0) heads back to the west coast for matches against No. 10 USD and No. 25 Pepperdine. The match against the Toreros is set for Friday, Jan. 30, and the contest against the Waves is slated for Sunday, Feb. 1. Both matches are slated for 1 p.m. MST starts.
Less than one week ago, ASU knocked off then-No. 8 San Diego, 4-2, and handed them just their second home loss dating back to the start of the 2024-25 season.
Live stats and streaming for the USD match are available here.
Sun Devil notables
- Checked in at No. 24 in the ITA Team Polls on Jan. 28.
- ASU’s 8-0 start is the best start in program history since the team’s reinstatement.
- Last season, ASU did not reach the eight-win mark until March 15, but it has done so two weeks into the season.
- Also, last season, the Sun Devils were winless on the road in seven matches; however, ASU has already notched one road victory.
- The upset over No. 8 USD last week was the team's highest-ranked win since the program's reinstatement.
- Junior Jelani Sarr was named Big 12 Player of the Week and holds on to a team-leading six singles wins. Last week he defeated USD's reigning WCC Freshman of the Year Adrien Berrut in straight sets.
- In the first two weeks of the season, ASU has earned both Big 12 weekly honors, as sophomore Niels Villard claimed the first weekly award.
- ASU has won the doubles point in six of eight matches this season.
Previewing the Torereos
- USD checked in at No. 10 in this week's ITA polls.
- Bounced back after the 4-2 loss to ASU with a 4-1 win over Miami in the consolation match.
- Last season, USD finished with a 25-4 record and advanced to the round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament.
- In the most recent ITA doubles polls (Nov. 15) had the #71-ranked pair in Adrien Berrut and Lambert Ruland.
- In 2024-25, San Diego posted a 10-1 record at home at Hogan Tennis Center and outscored their opponents 45-10 in their 11 dual matches.
Previewing the Waves
- The Waves checked in at No. 25 in this week’s ITA polls after opening the season at No. 22.
- Started the season 2-1 with wins over Florida Atlantic and No. 20 Florida State.
- In 2024-25, Pepperdine finished with a 17-11 record and fell in the second round of the NCAA tournament to then-No. 5 Stanford.
- Owned a 6-5 record at home last season.
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