(Photo: Patricia Vicente/WCSN) After a nail-biting, tie-breaking victory to clinch the doubles point, No. 47 Arizona State found itself in a hole after the conclusion of the first two singles matches. However, the team mustered enough strength to pull out three singles wins to defeat rival No. 25 Arizona in the
Tag: Tim Ruehl
ASU Men’s Tennis: Sun Devils draw positives from two top-10 losses
(Photo: Alex Roddier/WCSN) A week after breaking into the Oracle/ITA team rankings, No. 35 Arizona State traveled to Texas for a three-match weekend (a doubleheader on Friday and one on Sunday), with two matches coming against opponents ranked in the top-10. The result: a win over Incarnate Word (8-5 overall) and two
ASU Men’s Tennis: No. 35 Sun Devils head to Texas for bout with top-10 foes
ASU Men’s Tennis: A rise in the rankings, but the road gets tougher
(Photo: Alex Roddier/WCSN) Arizona State entered the Oracle/ ITA Rankings for the first time since January in the most recent update on Tuesday, checking in at No. 35. Although the latest rankings do not mark the first time the Sun Devils find their name on the leaderboard (they were previously ranked No.
ASU Men’s Tennis: Sun Devils defeat two ranked opponents in tournament weekend
(Photo: Alex Roddier/WCSN) This weekend may have been a turning point for Arizona State. The Sun Devils (6-8 overall) took a break from conference play to participate in the 2019 BNP Paribas Open Collegiate Tennis Challenge at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California. Despite bowing out in the semifinals to
ASU Men’s Tennis: Sun Devils break from difficult Pac-12 start to host Liberty
(Photo: Alex Roddier/WCSN) After a rough start to its 2019 Pac-12 campaign with back-to-back road losses to No. 7 Stanford and California, the Arizona State men’s tennis team (4-7, 0-2 Pac-12) looks to bounce back in a non-conference match against Liberty on Tuesday in Tempe, a match that was just recently
ASU Men’s Tennis: Sun Devils begin Pac-12 play in the Bay Area
ASU Men’s Tennis: Sun Devils Rally from Deficit to Defeat No. 41 San Diego
ASU Men’s Tennis: Sun Devils Shake Off Early Season Rust in Strong Win over Pepperdine
(Photo: Alex Roddier/WCSN) Arizona State didn’t start the 2019 season in the greatest fashion, dropping three of its first four matches with its lone victory coming by way of forfeit against Loyola Marymount. But against Pepperdine on Saturday at the Whiteman Tennis Center in Tempe, the Sun Devils found their groove. The
ASU Men’s Tennis: Sun Devils Return Home after Tough Start
(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