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Princeton Defeats Florida A&M, 6-1, on Intersession Trip
January 30, 2004 | Men's Tennis
Jan. 30, 2004
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The Princeton men's tennis team won five singles matches, all in straight sets, and took the Nos. 2 and 3 doubles matches to win the doubles point on the way to a 6-1 victory over Florida A&M Saturday afternoon on its intersession trip to Florida.
Daniel Friedman had the most dominating singles performance for the Tigers, defeating FAMU's Davin Russell 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2. No. 5 Sratha Saengsuwarn and No. 6 Tim Kofol also won in straight sets, as did No. 3 Andrew Lieu (6-1, 6-4 over Yves Sinson) and No. 1 Darius Craton, who was tested in the first set by Pfungwa Mahefu before defeating him 7-5 and 6-3. Two of the three doubles matches were tight. Friedman and Craton lost a tiebreak to Russell and Sinson at No. 1, but Plukas and Saengsuwarn won a 9-7 decision at No. 3 and Lieu and David Gopstein won easily at No. 2 to help Princeton win the doubles point.
Princeton 6, Florida A&M 1
Jan. 30, 2004
Singles No. 1 -- Darius Craton (P), def. Pfungwa Mahefu (F), 7-5, 6-3 No. 2 -- Daniel Friedman (P), def. Davin Russell (F), 6-0, 6-1 No. 3 -- Andrew Lieu (P), def. Yves Sinson (F), 6-1, 6-4 No. 4 -- Zura Zhvania (F), def. Hans Plukas (P), 6-7, 7-6, 1-0 (7) No. 5 -- Sratha Saengsuwarn (P), def. Jarrell Williams (F), 6-1, 6-4 No. 6 -- Tim Kofol (P), def. Frank Green (F), 6-2, 6-3
Doubles No. 1 -- Russell/Sinson (F), def. Friedman/Craton (P) , 9-8 (7) No. 2 -- Lieu/Gopstein (P), def. Mahefu/Zhvania (F), 8-4 No. 3 -- Plukas/Saengsuwarn (P), def. Williams/Green (F), 9-7