TEMPE, Ariz. - #16 Arizona takes down #44 Arizona State 4-2 on Sun Devil turf in the final match of the regular season.
The 'Cats captured today's doubles point after victories on courts one and three. Arizona tandem #49
Jonas Ziverts and
Jay Friend defeated #54 Jacob Bullard and Constantinos Koshis 6-2 at one doubles in front of a roaring crowd at Whiteman Tennis Center. Wildcat duo
Gustaf Strom and
Eric Padgham clinched the point after a 6-4 win over Roi Ginat and Nicola Cigna.
It was a back and forth battle in singles play with ASU grabbing the first match after #40 Muprhy Cassone bested #36 Ziverts 6-4, 6-2 on court one. Strom took the first singles match for the 'Cats with a straight set 6-4, 6-3 victory over Koshi on court three. Playing singles for the first time since New Mexico State in March,
Herman Hoeyeraal dropped his match to Bullard after three fierce sets. The Sun Devil defeated the Wildcat 3-6, 6-4, 4-6. At two singles, #68 Smith took down Max McKennon in three intense sets, falling 3-6 in the first then coming back 6-3 in the second before putting away the win in a 7-6(7) tiebreaker. Senior captain
Nick Lagaev clinched the match for the 'Cats at six singles with a straight set victory over Spencer Brachman, 7-6(5), 7-5.
Arizona is now 20-5 overall and 6-2 in Pac-12 play. They return to the courts on Wednesday, April 26 in Ojai, Calif. for the Pac-12 Championship Tournament.
