No. 22 Men’s Tennis Finishes Second in the Ed Collins Classic

SAN DIEGO– In the Ed Collins Classic title match, No. 22 Arizona State men’s tennis (12-6) fell 4-2 in the season rematch against No. 14 University of San Diego (13-2) on Sunday, earning second place in the Invite. 

The Sun Devils won the doubles point, earning the early 1-0 edge, but four singles wins from San Diego overpowered ASU. 

Freshman Bor Artnak was the lone singles win for ASU on Sunday. 

Singles competition: 

1. #5 Oliver Tarvet (USD) def. #3 Murphy Cassone (ASU) 6-2, 6-3
2. #74 Bor Artnak (ASU) def. Lambert Ruland (USD) 6-4, 6-2
3. #85 Iiro Vasa (USD) def. Max McKennon (ASU) 6-4, 6-2
4.  Jacob Bullard (ASU) vs. Sacchitt Sharrma (USD) 5-7, 6-6 unfinished
5. Saviryan Danilov (USD) def. Roi Ginat (ASU) 7-5, 6-4
6. Stian Klaassen (USD) def. Nicola Cigna (ASU) 6-1, 6-0

Order of finish: 6,2,3,1,5

Doubles competition: 

1. Bor Artnak/Murphy Cassone (ASU) def. Sacchitt Sharrma/Iiro Vasa (USD) 6-3
2. Stian Klaassen/Oliver Tarvet (USD) def. Jacob Bullard/Constantinos Koshis (ASU) 6-2
3. Daniel Phillips/Nicola Cigna (ASU) def. Saviryan Danilov/Lambert Ruland (USD) 7-6

Order of finish: 2,1,3

Up Next: 

The Sun Devils will head back on the road to take on No. 29 UCLA on Friday, March 22 in Los Angeles, California. The match is scheduled for 2 p.m. MST and can be watched on the UCLA Live Stream.