Princeton University Athletics
Men's Tennis Defeats Cornell, 4-3
April 22, 2001 | Men's Tennis
April 22, 2001
Ithaca, N.Y. - The Princeton men's tennis team defeated the Big Red of Cornell, Sunday afternoon at the Reis Tennis Center. Princeton's Daniel Friedman earned the deciding point by winning in a third set over freshman Julien Cheng, 7-6, 1-6, 6-2.Princeton moves to 9-9 on the season and 4-2 in the Ivy League.
Princeton opened the contest by taking the doubles point. Princeton's Daniel Friedman and Hendrik Chasse were the heroes for Princeton, coming back from 7-4 to win at the No. 3 position over Zach Gallin and Mike Mestel 9-8 (4).
Kyle Kliegerman and Judson Williams, who have been solid for Princeton in the last half of the season, defeated the No. 1 and No. 2 singles athletes from Cornell.
Princeton 4 Cornell 3Singles
No. 1 Kyle Kliegerman (P) def. Mike Halperin (C), 6-4, 7-6 (3) No. 2 Judson Williams (P) def. Chris Lewis (C), 6-1, 6-2 No. 3 Greg Artzt (C) def. Trevor Smith (P), 6-4, 6-1 No. 4 Zach Gallin (C) def. Tim Kofol (P), 6-2, 7-6 (4) No. 5 Stefan Paulovic (C) def. John Portlock (P), 6-0, 2-6, 7-6 (3) No. 6 Daniel Friedman (P) def. Julien Cheng (C), 7-6, 1-6, 6-2
Doubles No. 1 Halperin/Paulovic (C) def. Kliegerman/Portlock (P), 8-2 No. 2 Williams/Kofol (P) def. Russ Gimelstob/Pat Hagan (C), 8-3 No. 3 Friedman/Hendrik Chasse (P) def. Gallin/Mestel (C), 9-8 (4)