No. 23 Men’s Tennis Opens Diablo College Invite Against No. 58 Boise State

TEMPE– No. 23 Arizona State men’s tennis will welcome seven teams to Tempe to compete in the Diablo College Tennis Invitational, presented by Dan Treon Law. The opening match for the Sun Devils takes place on Friday, March 1 at 5 p.m. MST against No. 58 Boise State, and the remaining matches of the weekend depend on wins and losses. All matches will be played at the Kiwanis Tennis Center in Tempe. 

The seven teams playing alongside Arizona State include No. 9 Arizona, No. 15 Michigan State, No. 30 VCU, No. 36 Michigan, No. 51 Liberty, No. 58 Boise State, and Grand Canyon. None of the matches will be streamed, nor will live stats be available so fan attendance is encouraged. General admission tickets are $10, and food, beverages, including alcohol, and merchandise will be sold on site by a variety of local restaurant operators, food trucks and vendors.

The match schedule is as follows:

Friday, March 1: 

Session 1 (1 p.m.): Michigan State/Liberty & VCU/Michigan  

Session 2 (5 p.m.): Arizona/GCU & ASU/Boise State

Saturday, March 2: 

Session 1 (1 p.m.): TBD  

Session 2 (5 p.m.): TBD

Sunday, March 3: 

Session 1 (10 a.m.): TBD

Session 2 (1 p.m.): TBD

The ranked singles and doubles heading into this weekend include: 

Singles Rankings

#4 Ozan Baris, Michigan State

#6 Colton Smith, Arizona

#9 Murphy Cassone, Arizona State

#18 Gavin Young, Michigan

#19 Ronnie Hohmann, Michigan State

#39 Jay Friend, Arizona

#43 Sam Sippel, Boise State

#70 Matisse Bobichon, VCU

#73 Mathis Bondaz, VCU

#76 Gustaf Strom, Arizona

#88 Max Sheldon, Michigan State

#92 Graydon Lair, Michigan State

#98 Romain Gales, VCU

#105 Bor Artnak, Arizona State

#108 Jacob Bickersteth, Michigan

Doubles Rankings

#1 Max Sheldon/Ozan Baris, Michigan State

#11 Colton Smith/Jay Friend, Arizona

#26 Bor Artnak/Max McKennon, Arizona State

#30 Jacob Bickersteth/Gavin Young, Michigan

#38 Colton Smith/Herman Hoeyeraal, Arizona

#49 Sasha Rozin/Gustaf Strom, Arizona

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