MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The 34th-ranked Memphis Tiger men’s tennis team won the Arizona State Invite over the weekend, taking down New Mexico, Cal Poly and host Arizona State in Tempe, Ariz.
“Our guys have been working hard, and it was nice to see some payoff by earning wins against a very strong field,” Memphis head coach Paul Goebel said. “It was a true team effort, and this should give us some positive momentum heading into the second half of the season.”
Memphis (8-2) defeated New Mexico on Friday, 4-0, Cal Poly on Saturday, 4-0, and Arizona State on Sunday, 4-2. The Tigers have now won five-straight matches.
On the weekend, Memphis’ 18th-ranked doubles team of David Stevenson/Jeremy Taylor went 3-0. Stevenson went 3-0 in singles play as well, as did freshman Pablo Alemany Malea. Taylor, Pau Fanlo and freshman Harry Rock were also unbeaten, and Memphis lost just one singles point during the three tournament matches.
Memphis is back in action on Wednesday, March 9 at Miami (Fla.).
#34 Memphis 4, New Mexico 0
Singles
1. Oscar Cutting (MEM) vs. Arda Azkara (NM) 4-6, 6-1, 0-0, unfinished
2. Jeremy Taylor (MEM) def. Rafael Abdulsalam (NM) 6-1, 6-3
3. David Stevenson (MEM) def. Aram Noroozian (NM) 6-2, 6-3
4. Pau Fanlo (MEM) vs. Daniil Kakhniuk (NM) 6-2, 2-4, unfinished
5. Pablo Alemany Malea (MEM) def. Alex Maggs (NM) 6-1, 6-1
6. Harry Rock (MEM) vs. Jan Pucalka (NM) 6-7 (7-5), 1-2, unfinished
Doubles
1. David Stevenson/Jeremy Taylor (MEM) def. Alex Maggs/Jan Pucalka (NM) 6-3
2. Oscar Cutting/Patrick Sydow (MEM) def. Arda Azkara/Nicolas Prieto (NM) 6-4
3. Harry Rock/Pablo Alemany Malea (MEM) vs. Rafael Abdulsalam/Georgio Samaha (NM) 4-5, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (5,2,3)
#34 Memphis 4, Cal Poly 0
Singles
1. Oscar Cutting (MEM) def. Noah Berry (CP) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
2. Jeremy Taylor (MEM) vs. Joe Leather (CP) 3-6, 6-3, 3-0, unfinished
3. David Stevenson (MEM) def. Colter Smith (CP) 6-2, 6-2
4. Pau Fanlo (MEM) vs. Fernando Fonseca (CP) 6-1, 6-6, unfinished
5. Pablo Alemany Malea (MEM) def. Gary Vardanyan (CP) 6-1, 6-1
6. Harry Rock (MEM) vs. Hendrik Inno (CP) 6-7 (3-7), 5-4, unfinished
Doubles
1. David Stevenson/Jeremy Taylor (MEM) def. Hendrik Inno/Joe Leather (CP) 7-6 (7-3)
2. Oscar Cutting/Patrick Sydow (MEM) def. Colter Smith/Bastiaan Weststrate (CP) 7-6
3. Noah Berry/Fernando Fonseca (CP) def. Harry Rock/Pablo Alemany Malea (MEM) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,3,1)
#34 Memphis 4, Arizona State 2
Singles
1. Murphy Cassone (ASU) def. Oscar Cutting (MEM) 6-4, 6-3
2. Jeremy Taylor (MEM) def. Fabien Salle (ASU) 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
3. David Stevenson (MEM) def. Nicola Cigna (ASU) 6-4, 7-6
4. Pau Fanlo (MEM) def. George Stoupe (ASU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Pablo Alemany Malea (MEM) def. Jonah Wilson (ASU) 6-0, 6-4
6. Moritz Hoffmann (ASU) vs. Harry Rock (MEM) 6-7, 7-6, unfinished
Doubles
1. David Stevenson/Jeremy Taylor (MEM) def. Murphy Cassone/Jacob Bullard (ASU) 6-3
2. Fabien Salle/George Stoupe (ASU) def. Oscar Cutting/Patrick Sydow (MEM) 6-1
3. Jonah Wilson/Moritz Hoffmann (ASU) def. Harry Rock/Pablo Alemany Malea (MEM) 6-4
Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,5,3,4,2)
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