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ASU Men’s Tennis: Stellar season ends after second round NCAA Tournament loss to TCU

by Mason Kern - May 6, 2019

(Photo: Emmie Keenan/WCSN) As No. 27 Arizona State walked onto the courts at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday, it experienced a similar feeling mixed with a slight twist. Back on March 24, the then-No. 35 Sun Devils traveled to this exact facility to take on

ASU Men’s Tennis: No. 27 Sun Devils advance in NCAA Tournament with victory over No. 33 Miami

by Mason Kern - May 3, 2019

(Photo: Patricia Vicente/WCSN) No. 27 Arizona State competed in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday and fared better than last year, earning a 4-0 victory over No. 33 Miami (Florida) to advance to the next round. It was a program-defining win, as it gave coach Matt Hill his

ASU Men’s Tennis: No. 12 Ponwith and Kellovsky qualify for NCAA Doubles Tournament

by Mason Kern - May 1, 2019May 1, 2019

(Photo: Emmie Keenan/WCSN) When juniors Nathan Ponwith and Dominik Kellovsky transferred to Arizona State for the upcoming season, neither could have predicted the partnership that they have currently developed. In fact, they did not even know each other. But when they arrived on campus for the start of preseason camp, they began to

ASU Men’s Tennis: No. 28 Sun Devils secure second consecutive NCAA Tournament berth

by Mason Kern - April 29, 2019

(Photo: Patricia Vicente/WCSN) No. 28 Arizona State is going dancing for the second consecutive season since being reinstated in 2017 -- its third trip in a row dating back to 2008, the last year the team was intact prior to being disbanded. The Sun Devils' NCAA Tournament status was solidified on

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: 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: Sun Devils slump in opening weekend of Pac-12 play

by Mason Kern - March 10, 2019

(Photo: Alex Roddier/WCSN) The Bay Area was not kind to Arizona State this weekend. After notching its first win (4-3) over a ranked team in then-No. 41 San Diego, ASU hit the road to kick off Pac-12 play against No. 7 Stanford and California. Seeking revenge for two close losses a year

ASU Men’s Tennis: Sun Devils begin Pac-12 play in the Bay Area

by Mason Kern - March 8, 2019March 8, 2019

(Photo: Alex Roddier/WCSN) After gaining some much-needed momentum in a 4-3 win in its last match over then-No. 41 San Diego, Arizona State hit the road for its first weekend of Pac-12 play. The Sun Devils garnered over a week of training since their last match, and with a tough test

ASU Men’s Tennis: No. 26 Sun Devils head to southern California to take on No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes

by Mason Kern - March 14, 2018

(Photo: Mason Kern/WCSN) The Arizona State men’s tennis team heads to southern California for the second time this season as they are set to face No. 4 Ohio State on a neutral court at the Griffin Club in Los Angeles later today. After a 4-3 loss to then No. 3 Stanford

ASU Men’s Tennis: Sun Devils move up to No. 13 Ahead of Pac-12 opener

by Jesse Morrison - March 1, 2018March 2, 2018

(Photo: Patricia Vicente/WCSN) After the Arizona State men’s tennis team opened its season with consecutive losses to Duke, Texas A&M and TCU, it seemed the team may be headed for a long season. The Sun Devils looked overmatched against those teams, all of which were ranked in the Oracle/ITA Division I Men's