Sun Devils begin Pac-10 play with perfect record

February 21, 2008

This Week The Sun Devils open Pac-10 play this week in Los Angeles. The Sun Devils compete against UCLA Friday February 22 and USC Saturday February 23. The Sun Devils are currently 5-0. <separator></separator>Series History The Sun Devils are 9-49 against the Trojans and 2-62 against the Bruins. <separator></separator>Up Next The Sun Devils return home to host BYU and LMU. The match against BYU will be on February 29 at 1:30. The Sun Devils will take on LMU on Saturday March 1 at 1:00. Both games will be at Whiteman Tennis Center. <separator></separator>Recap- The Sun Devils kept their record perfect last weekend with two wins in the Midwest. The Devils defeated Marquette 4-3 in Milwaukee and swept past Northwestern with a 6-1 victory. <separator></separator>To Be the Best... As always, the Sun Devils will play one of the toughest schedules in the country, possibly the toughest in program history this year, combining a strong non-conference slate with the always powerful Pac-10 Conference schedule. <separator></separator>300 With the Sun Devils win over Auburn, 26th year Head Coach <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/belken_lou00.html">Lou Belken</a> has now recorded 300 wins as the Sun Devils Head Coach. After last weekend, he has moved his win record to 302. <separator></separator>5-0- <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/brooklyn_matt00.html">… Brooklyn</a> and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/nanoskyii_john00.html"… Nanosky II</a> are currently undefeated in dual match singles play. Brooklyn has played every match in the number one position while Nanosky has enjoyed perfection at the number six spot. <separator></separator>Pac-10 Player of the Week- <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/brooklyn_matt00.html">… Brooklyn</a> was named Pac-10 Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 11-17. Brooklyn, playing out of the No. 1 position in singles, remained undefeated (5-0) over the weekend to lead the Sun Devils to victories on the road over Marquette and Northwestern and maintain their undefeated record in dual match play (5-0). On Saturday, Brooklyn battled back from a set down to take his match against Trent Hagan of Marquette 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (10-7), leading the Sun Devils to a 4-3 victory. In Sunday's 6-1 team victory over Northwestern, Brooklyn defeated Northwestern's top player, Marc Dwyer, 6-2, 7-5.