Leo Tochterman, Author at Cronkite Sports

ASU Men’s Tennis: No. 28 Sun Devils seek rubber match victory in Pac-12 Tournament opener

by Leo Tochterman - April 24, 2019

(Photo: Patricia Vicente/WCSN) No. 28 Arizona State will square off with No. 33 California in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament in Ojai, California on Thursday. It is a matchup between the fourth and fifth seeds and the Sun Devils will have the opportunity to pull off the upset as

ASU Men’s Tennis: Revenge achieved for No. 31 Sun Devils in victory over No. 45 Utah

by Leo Tochterman - April 14, 2019

(Photo: Patricia Vicente/WCSN) No. 31 Arizona State kept its momentum rolling on Saturday, sweeping No. 45 Utah 4-0 at the Whiteman Tennis Center on its Senior Day. Before the match, graduate student Justin Roberts was honored by the program in his last home match in Tempe. Despite only being with the program

ASU Men’s Tennis: No. 32 Sun Devils continue homestand with busy weekend

by Leo Tochterman - April 5, 2019April 5, 2019

(Photo: Patricia Vicente/WCSN) With Pac-12 play heating up, No. 32 Arizona State heads into a critical home weekend of the season playing some of its best tennis to this point in the year. "We always love being home and playing in front of our home crowd," coach Matt Hill said. "Having four matches

ASU Men’s Tennis: No. 47 Sun Devils head south to face familiar foe in No. 25 Arizona

by Leo Tochterman - March 29, 2019March 29, 2019

(Photo: Alex Roddier/WCSN) After losing to two teams ranked in the top-10 in the nation in then-No. 6 Baylor (2-5) and then-No. 10 TCU (3-4), No. 47 Arizona State will look to rebound against in-state rival No. 25 Arizona in Tucson on Saturday afternoon for a rivalry matchup in the Territorial

ASU Men’s Tennis: No. 35 Sun Devils head to Texas for bout with top-10 foes

by Leo Tochterman - March 22, 2019

No. 35 Arizona State enters this weekend of play ranked by the Oracle/ITA for the first time since January. Sitting at 6-8, the Sun Devils will look to build off of a weekend that saw them beat two ranked opponents in then-No. 13 Michigan (4-2) and then-No. 31 California (4-3). Throughout

ASU Men’s Tennis: Sun Devils Rally from Deficit to Defeat No. 41 San Diego

by Leo Tochterman - February 25, 2019February 25, 2019

(Photo: Alex Roddier/WCSN) After a tough 5-2 road loss to Texas A&M on Friday, Arizona State traveled back home to face No. 41 San Diego at the Whiteman Tennis Center in Tempe on Sunday afternoon. The match was tight throughout, as ASU narrowly defeated the Toreros 4-3. The catalyst for the Sun

ASU Men’s Tennis: Sun Devils hit the road to face duo of fierce Big-10 foes

by Leo Tochterman - February 7, 2019February 7, 2019

(Photo: Alex Roddier/WCSN) *An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that junior Nathan Ponwith became the first ASU singles player to be ranked by the Oracle/ITA after slotting in at No. 65 in the Feb. 5 update. It has been corrected to say Ponwith is the first since the preseason

ASU Men’s Tennis: Sun Devils Return Home after Tough Start

by Leo Tochterman - February 1, 2019

(Photo: Marie Obsuna/Sun Devil Athletics) Arizona State was 0-3 heading into the last day of last weekends' ITA Kickoff when it was handed its first win of the season after Loyola Marymount forfeited due to a "team-wide illness." After some tough road trips to begin the year, coach Matt Hill and the

ASU Men’s Tennis: Ruehl caps hot start with Pac-12 Player of the Week honor

by Leo Tochterman - January 24, 2019January 24, 2019

(Photo: Marie Obsuna/Sun Devil Athletics) Arizona State’s first week of non-conference play this season took it across the country to face a couple of tough teams in North Carolina. ASU lost a 4-3 contest to Duke on Friday and then followed that up with a 5-2 loss against the defending NCAA Champion