INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - No. 19 Sun Devil Men's Tennis fell, 4-3, to No. 27 Pepperdine in the opening match of the UTR Collegiate Championships at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Friday. The team will look to end the weekend with a win in the consolation match on Sunday, March 15 at 2 p.m. MST.
After being up 3-0 in the third set that would clinch the match, Pepperdine won six-straight games to clinch the victory on court two to take the match 4-3.
Singles competition
- Bor Artnak (ASU) def. Edward Winter (PEPP) 6-3, 6-1
- #95 Lasse Poertner (PEPP) def. Shu Matsuoka (ASU) 6-7, 6-4, 6-3
- #119 Aleksa Pisaric (PEPP) def. Ofek Shimanov (ASU) 4-6, 7-6, 6-3
- Jelani Sarr (ASU) def. Maxi Homberg (PEPP) 6-4, 6-4
- Gustavo Almeida (PEPP) def. Milos Mikovic (ASU) 6-2, 6-4
- Roi Ginat (ASU) def. David Fix (PEPP) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
- Aleksa Pisaric/Lasse Poertner (PEPP) def. Bor Artnak/Shu Matsuoka (ASU) 6-4
- Edward Winter/Hugh Winter (PEPP) def. Roi Ginat/Niels Villard (ASU) 6-3
- Ofek Shimanov/Milos Mikovic (ASU) vs. Maxi Homberg/Gustavo Almeida (PEPP) 5-5 unfinished
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
Up next
The team will look to end the weekend with a win in the consolation match on Sunday, March 15 at 2 p.m. MST. ASU is set to face the loser of the Baylor/Memphis match.
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