Arizona State men’s and women’s tennis each won its first contest of the Pac-12 Tournaments on Saturday.
Men’s
Nathan Ponwith went the distance, but didn’t disappoint his team. In the decisive match between fifth-seeded Arizona State and four-seeded UCLA, Ponwith took the final set against Bruins No. 1 Govind Nanda to earn the Sun Devils a 4-3 win.
The Sun Devils started the day off with the doubles point after wins from Makey Rakotomalala/Tim Ruehl and Christian Lerby/George Stoupe.
Ruehl swept in two sets on court three for Arizona State’s first singles victory.