Princeton University Athletics
Princeton Men Compete in Farnsworth Invitational
January 26, 2001 | Men's Tennis
Jan. 26, 2001
Princeton, N.J. - The Princeton University men's tennis team played host to Virginia, Rutgers, Yale, St. John's, N.C. State, Dartmouth and Columbia in the first day of the Farnsworth Invitational on Friday Jan. 26. Kliegerman, who came into the Farnsworth Invitational as the fourth seed, defeated Rutgers' Joey Muscatiello (ill) and beat teammate Daniel Friedman 6-4, 6-2 in the second round. The No. 1 seed, Virginia's Brian Vahaly, beat Princeton's Joe Darren 6-0, 6-0 in the first match of the day, and defeated Princeton's Tim Kofol 6-2, 6-1 in the second round. Vahaly would play Kliegerman in the semifinal round if both players can win their respective quarterfinal matches tomorrow.
Smith, who is the other Princetonian that advanced to the quarterfinals of the singles competition on Friday, will face St. John's Erik Scharf tomorrow. Sharf, the No. 1 player for the Red Storm, had to go to a tie-breaker in the first set of his win over Princeton's Brian Natchtigall in the first round. Tiger tennis player Hendrick Chasse defeated Columbia's Mickey Kaplan in three hard-fought contests, but was defeated by Columbia's Oscar Chow in the round of 16. Unfortunately, Princeton's Will Parlett lost his first-round match to Dartmouth's Jesse Paer 6-4, 6-1. Princeton's Nick Benjamin moved on to the round of 16 with a win over Yale's Ben Woodhouse, but failed to qualify for the quarterfinals, as he lost to Virginia's Huntley Montgomery.
Kyle Kliegerman and John Portlock, the No. 2-seeded team in the doubles competition, defeated a tandem from Yale 8-1, and will play Jesse Paer and Neil Bobba from Dartmouth in the quarterfinals tomorrow. Also, Princeton's Judson Willams and Daniel Friedman won their first-round match, and have the unenviable task of facing the No. 1-seeded team of Huntley Montgomery and Brian Vahaly from Virginia.
Princeton Results ( Singles):
First-Round Matches:
Brian Vahaly (No. 1-seed, Virginia) def. Joe Darren (Princeton) 6-0, 6-0 Tim Kofol (Princeton) def. Kevin Bielan (Rutgers) (ill.) Kyle Kliegerman (No. 4 seed, Princeton) defeated Joey Muscatiello (Rutgers) (ill.) Daniel Friedman (Princeton) def. Neal Bobba (Dartmouth) 6-4, 6-2 Jesse Paer (Dartmouth) def. Will Partlett (Princeton) 6-4, 6-1 Trevor Smith (Princeton) def. Harry Cicma (Rutgers) 6-3, 6-3 Erik Sharf (No. 3-seed, St. John's) def. Brian Notchigall (Princeton) 7-6(4), 6-4 Hendrick Chasse (Princeton) def. Mickey Kaplan 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 Nick Benjamin (Princeton) def. Ben Woodhouse (Yale) 6-1, 6-2
Round of 16 Matches (Championship Bracket):
Brain Vahaly (No. 1-seed, Virginia) def. Tim Kofol (Princeton) 6-2, 6-1 Kyle Kliegerman (No. 4-seed, Princeton) def. Daniel Friedman (Princeton) 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 Tyler Smith (Princeton) def. Jesse Paer (Dartmouth) 6-4, 6-4 Ocsar Chow (Columbia) def. Hendrick Chasse (Princeton) 6-3, 6-1
Quarterfinal-Round Matchups (Championship Bracket):
Kyle Kliegerman (No. 4-seed, Princeton) vs. Greg Royce (Yale) - 9 a.m. Trevor Smith (Princeton) vs. Erik Scharf (No. 3-seed, St. John's) - 9 a.m.
Round of 16 (Consolation Bracket):
Will Partlett (Princeton) def. Jito Menz 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 Ben Woodhouse (Yale) def. Brian Natchigall (Princeton) 7-5, 6-1
Quarterfinal Round (Consolation Bracket):
Will Partlett (Princeton) vs. Fabian Carchi (St. John's) - 9 a.m.
Princeton Quarterfinal-Round Results (Doubles):
Daniel Freeman/Judson Williams (Princeton) def Brad Kilgore/Reinaldo Valor (N.C. State) 8-5 Oscar Chow/Donny Opici (No. 3-seed, Columbia) def. Hendrick Chasse/Trevor Smith (Princeton) 8-5 Mickey Kaplan/Peter Holik (Columbia) def. Nick Benjamin/Tim Kofol 8-6 Neal Bobba/Jesse Paer (Dartmouth) def. Brian Notchigall/Will Partlett 8-3 Kyle Kliegerman/John Portlock (No. 2-seed, Princeton) def. Neil Tolanev/Ben Woodhouse 8-1
Semifinal-Round Matchups:
Huntley Montgomery/Brian Vahaly (No. 1-seed, Virginia) vs. Daniel Friedman/Judson Williams (Prin) Kyle Kliegerman/John Portlock (No. 2-seed, Princeton) vs. Jesse Paer/Neal Bobba (Dartmouth)