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Murphy Cassone Season 2022-23

ClassSophomore
HometownOverland Park, Kansas
Murphy Cassone discusses season expectations on Sun Devil Extra
 

JUNIOR (2023-24)

  • NCAA Singles and Doubles All-American after reaching the quarterfinal round in each tournament. 
  • Doubles All-American status came alongside Jacob Bullard after receiving the Pac-12's auto bid into the doubles tournament and advancing to the quarterfinals, defeating the #14 and #32 doubles teams. 
  • The pair of Bullard/Cassone ended the season with a 13-3 record earning them the #31 spot in the final ITA Doubles Rankings.
  • Singles All-American Status came by way of defeating #53 Jonah Braswell, #41 Trevor Svajda, and #26 Karlis Ozolins.
  • Defeated then-No. 4 Ozan Baris (MSU) en route to his season-high ITA Singles ranking of #6.
  • Pac-12 All-Conference First Team selection and 2x Pac-12 Player of the Week. 
  • Named an ATP Next Gen Accelerator, earning a 2024-25 qualifying spot. 
  • Ended the season ranked #13 in the ITA Singles Rankings.
  • Team-high 17 singles wins and 19 doubles wins. 
  • 2024 Division I ITA Scholar-Athlete.

SOPHOMORE (2022-23):
  • Cassone was selected for the 2023 USTA Collegiate Summer Team for the second year in a row.
  • First Sun Devil to reach All-American status in men's tennis since 1995
  • First Sun Devil to reach the semifinal round since Sargis Sargsian in 1995
  • Had five Aces in his fifth post-season match
  • Qualified for the ITA/ATP Accelerator Program
  • Upset No. 3 Arthur Fery (Stanford) in straight sets, 7-6(6), 7-5, to advance to the 2023 NCAA Men's Tennis Semifinals
  • Hit over 20 wins as a sophomore, 22-7 Singles Record
  • Overall win percentage was 76%
  • Pac-12 All-Conference First Team selection
  • Had a career high ATP ranking of 509 (Oct. 3, 2022)
  • Prior to the start of the 2022 school year, Cassone competed at the US Open in the men's main draw where he was eliminated in the first round. 
FRESHMAN (2021-22):

Murphy Cassone is a monster ??

The freshman took down No. 1 August Holmgren in straight 6-4, 6-4 sets over the weekend ?? pic.twitter.com/MDYJEiLNRu

— Sun Devil M. Tennis (@SunDevilMTennis) February 7, 2022



Prep:
- A highly skilled player and the No. 1 prospect out of Kansas, Cassone ranks No. 1 amongst US juniors and No. 131 amongst international juniors (Nov.19, 2020)
- He's picked up more than 50 wins over the last three years, and he carries a 13.0 rating according to the Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) system.
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Junior
2023-24

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Freshman
2021-22