(Photo: Patricia Vicente/WCSN) This past weekend the Arizona State men’s tennis team took their No. 20 Oracle/ITA Division I Men’s Collegiate Tennis ranking to Montgomery, Ala. for the 70th annual Blue Gray Tennis Classic. The Sun Devils maintained the No. 1 seed heading into the tournament out of eight total teams
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ASU Men’s Tennis: From France to Arizona, how Rakotomalala has already left a lasting legacy on a new program
(Photo: Patricia Vicente/WCSN) At just four years old, an insatiable desire and fire started burning within a young Frenchman. A desire to succeed, a distaste for mediocrity and a hunger for victory propelled Baonoromandresy, or Makey, Rakotomalala to the top of the French Tennis Federation. Playing at the most elite level in
ASU Men’s Tennis: Winning, ranked and headed to Alabama
U(Photo: Mason Kern/WCSN) The Arizona State men's tennis team is headed to Montgomery, Alabama for the 70th annual Blue Gray National Tennis Classic. Since starting the season 0-3, the Sun Devils have been undefeated and looked unstoppable since, as they're currently riding a 5-match winning streak. This streak began on February 9th
ASU Men’s Tennis: Sun Devils thrash Fresno State Bulldogs at ASU Invitational
(Photo: Mason Kern/WCSN) In their second match of the ASU Invitational, the Sun Devils defeated the Fresno State Bulldogs 4-0 all in singles play on the weekend of Feb. 9-10 at Whiteman Tennis Center in Tempe. After ASU clinched their victory in the earlier match in the day against the Loyola Marymount
ASU Men’s Tennis: Hill building new team through international talent
(Photo: Rob Werner/WCSN) Being the country’s largest university by enrollment, Arizona State’s student population is made of a diverse cross-section of nationalities. Its newly-reinstated men’s tennis team is perhaps the best example of this, a melting pot representative of not only the school, but the country more broadly. ASU’s team was disbanded