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ASU Men’s Tennis: From USF to ASU, Roberts reunites with Hill for final season

by Mason Kern - April 18, 2019

(Photo: Patricia Vicente/WCSN) Before becoming the coach of Arizona State's revitalized men's tennis program, Matt Hill was spearheading South Florida into becoming a nationally recognized program. Justin Roberts was a big reason why. Hill recruited Roberts to the school before departing two years later for the job at ASU. Roberts played another year

ASU Baseball: No. 16 Sun Devils overcome sluggish start, top Seattle University in midweek matchup

by Bobby Kraus - April 16, 2019

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) Despite the marathon that is a baseball season, whether it be the 162-plus game gauntlet of the Major League campaign or the 50-plus game trek to Omaha for the collegiate game, every game has to be approached with a playoff-like desire to win in order to give yourself

ASU Baseball: No. 13 Sun Devils come up inches short to Oregon State, focusing on fundamentals moving forward

by Bobby Kraus - April 14, 2019

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) The later and later you get into a baseball season, the more and more the clichés of the game start to rear their ugly heads. Throwing strikes, simplifying the moment, making the routine plays are ones that come to mind for the everyday fan. In the case of Arizona State

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 Baseball: No. 13 Sun Devils lose tightly contested game to No. 4 Oregon State

by Jacob Rudner - April 13, 2019

(Photo: Brady Klain/WCSN) Put a baseball game on a scale. The first inning has both ends lined up evenly with the weight on each side distributed perfectly. As the game progresses, the scale becomes more uneven. With each run, some weight is dropped on the side of one of the two

ASU Men’s Tennis: No. 31 Sun Devils beat No. 45 Utah post-match analysis

by Mason Kern - April 13, 2019

WCSN men's tennis reporters Mason Kern and Rob Werner break down what went right for No. 31 Arizona State in its 4-0 sweep over No. 45 Utah on Saturday afternoon.

ASU Baseball: No. 13 Devils host defending National Champion, No. 4 Oregon State

by Jessica Carnivale - April 12, 2019April 12, 2019

(Photo: Karli Matthias/WCSN) No. 13 Arizona State baseball had a hot start to their season but now have found themselves in a bit of a slump. The team has lost four out of their last five games, leaving them with a 9-3 record in conference play and 26-5 overall. This skid caused

‘Full circle:’ Ponwith thriving for ASU men’s tennis in homecoming season

by Mason Kern - April 11, 2019

(Photo: Patricia Vicente/WCSN) Growing up, Nathan Ponwith practiced his tennis at Arizona State's tennis facility in Tempe. His home in Scottsdale, located just 20 minutes down the road, allowed him the ability to train at the Whiteman Tennis Center throughout his youth and into high school, where he played at Connections

ASU Baseball: No. 13 Sun Devils break down late, fall to UNLV

by Chase Drieberg - April 10, 2019April 10, 2019

(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) A baseball season is often referred to as a horse race, rather than a sprint. This, due to the length of the season and the fact that short spurts of success won’t result in making the postseason. However, for much of Arizona State’s baseball season it has felt like a

ASU Men’s Tennis: No. 32 Sun Devils dominate in three home matches

by Patricia Vicente - April 8, 2019April 8, 2019

(Photo: Patricia Vicente/WCSN) The No.32 Arizona State Sun Devils (12-10 overall, 3-2 Pac-12) secured three dominating wins over No. 42 Oregon (13-5, 1-3 Pac-12), Washington (6-13, 1-3 Pac-12) and Grand Canyon University (15-5, 3-0 Pac-12), surrendering losing only one individual match over the four dual matches at Whiteman Tennis Center. After handling