Sunday, January 30
Chapel Hill, N.C.
11 a.m. CT
Northwestern
4
vs
3
Arizona State
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler / NUSports.com
Wildcats Come Back To Knock Off Sun Devils, 4-3
1/30/2022 6:36:00 PM | Men's Tennis
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Northwestern earned an impressive 4-3 comeback win over Arizona State, the No. 21 seed in the ITA Kickoff Weekend event, on Sunday in Chapel Hill.
The 'Cats improved to 5-2 and dropped the Sun Devils to 1-4. Their other three losses are all against ranked opponent in Texas, Texas A&M and Ohio State. The program finished the 2021 season with a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
While Arizona State took the doubles point, Northwestern fought back with an impressive showing across singles.
Senior Steven Forman put the 'Cats on the board with a 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles over Murphy Cassone.
Senior Simen Bratholm tied the match at 2-2 with a ranked win at No. 2 singles, defeating No. 118 Max McKennon 6-3, 6-3.
First year Felix Nordby then handed the 'Cats a 3-2 lead with 7-6 (4), 6-2 win over Spencer Brachman.
Saiprakash Goli fell in an extremely close contest with two tiebreaks, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) to George Stoupe, which leveled the team score at 3-3.
Senior Trice Pickens delivered a clutch three-set 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 win over Jacob Bullard, an experienced junior transfer with two years of experience at Texas.
The Wildcats return for a weekend homestand at Combe Tennis Center, hosting Princeton on Friday and Duke and UIC on Sunday.
Full results from the match can be found below.
Northwestern vs Arizona State
Jan 30, 2022 at Chapel Hill, N.C.
(Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center)
Northwestern 4, Arizona State 3
Singles competition
1. Steven Forman (NU) def. Murphy Cassone (ASU) 7-5, 6-1
2. #104 Simen Bratholm (NU) def. #118 Max McKennon (ASU) 6-4, 6-3
3. #92 Trice Pickens (NU) def. Jacob Bullard (ASU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
4. Nicola Cigna (ASU) def. Presley Thieneman (NU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Felix Nordby (NU) def. Spencer Brachman (ASU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
6. George Stoupe (ASU) def. Saiprakash Goli (NU) 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-4)
Doubles competition
1. Jacob Bullard/Murphy Cassone (ASU) def. Brian Berdusco/Simen Bratholm (NU) 7-6 (7-4)
2. George Stoupe/Moritz Hoffmann (ASU) def. Steven Forman/Felix Nordby (NU) 7-5
3. Natan Spear/Trice Pickens (NU) def. Max McKennon/Nicola Cigna (ASU) 6-3
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,1,2,5,6)
T-3:21 A-100
The 'Cats improved to 5-2 and dropped the Sun Devils to 1-4. Their other three losses are all against ranked opponent in Texas, Texas A&M and Ohio State. The program finished the 2021 season with a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
While Arizona State took the doubles point, Northwestern fought back with an impressive showing across singles.
Senior Steven Forman put the 'Cats on the board with a 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles over Murphy Cassone.
Senior Simen Bratholm tied the match at 2-2 with a ranked win at No. 2 singles, defeating No. 118 Max McKennon 6-3, 6-3.
First year Felix Nordby then handed the 'Cats a 3-2 lead with 7-6 (4), 6-2 win over Spencer Brachman.
Saiprakash Goli fell in an extremely close contest with two tiebreaks, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) to George Stoupe, which leveled the team score at 3-3.
Senior Trice Pickens delivered a clutch three-set 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 win over Jacob Bullard, an experienced junior transfer with two years of experience at Texas.
The Wildcats return for a weekend homestand at Combe Tennis Center, hosting Princeton on Friday and Duke and UIC on Sunday.
Full results from the match can be found below.
Northwestern vs Arizona State
Jan 30, 2022 at Chapel Hill, N.C.
(Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center)
Northwestern 4, Arizona State 3
Singles competition
1. Steven Forman (NU) def. Murphy Cassone (ASU) 7-5, 6-1
2. #104 Simen Bratholm (NU) def. #118 Max McKennon (ASU) 6-4, 6-3
3. #92 Trice Pickens (NU) def. Jacob Bullard (ASU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
4. Nicola Cigna (ASU) def. Presley Thieneman (NU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Felix Nordby (NU) def. Spencer Brachman (ASU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
6. George Stoupe (ASU) def. Saiprakash Goli (NU) 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-4)
Doubles competition
1. Jacob Bullard/Murphy Cassone (ASU) def. Brian Berdusco/Simen Bratholm (NU) 7-6 (7-4)
2. George Stoupe/Moritz Hoffmann (ASU) def. Steven Forman/Felix Nordby (NU) 7-5
3. Natan Spear/Trice Pickens (NU) def. Max McKennon/Nicola Cigna (ASU) 6-3
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,1,2,5,6)
T-3:21 A-100
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
76
Murphy Cassone / 0 [ASU]
51
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Max McKennon / 0 (118/-) [ASU]
43
#3 Singles Match
123
746
Jacob Bullard / 0 [ASU]
563
#4 Singles Match
12
22
Nicola Cigna / 0 [ASU]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
76
Spencer Brachman / 0 [ASU]
62
#6 Singles Match
12
66
George Stoupe / 0 [ASU]
77
Order of Finish:
4,1,2,5,6
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