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Men's Tennis Defeats GW, Stony Brook, Stays Unbeaten at Home
February 28, 2004 | Men's Tennis
Feb. 28, 2004
The Princeton men's tennis stayed unbeaten at home and won its third and fourth straight matches overall with 5-2 defeats of George Washington and Stony Brook at the Jadwin tennis courts Saturday.
The Tigers improved to 5-4 overall on the season with the victories.
Against GW, Princeton swept the doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead, getting an 8-1 victory by Tim Kofol and Sratha Saengsuwarn at No. 2. The Tigers then won the Nos. 3-6 singles matches in straight sets. Saengsuwarn, at No. 4, Hans Plukas, at No. 5 and Blaise Goswami, playing his first singles match of the year at No. 6, lost a total of six games combined in their three matches. Plukas defeated Brett Warner by a 6-0 score in the second set. Later in the day, Princeton won its fourth straight match with a 5-2 win against Stony Brook. The Tigers won the doubles point thanks to close wins at Nos. 2 and 3 and an 8-0 shutout by Dan Friedman and Darius Craton at No. 1. In singles, Goswami won again at No. 6, 7-6 and 6-4 over James Carpenter, and Plukas and Kofol won at Nos. 3 and 4 respectively. Saengsuwarn completed an excellent all-around day with a 7-6, 6-3 win over Michael Crooks at No. 2 singles.
Princeton has next weekend off before beginning their spring trip to California with a match at national-power Pepperdine on Sun., March 14.
Princeton 5, George Washington 2 Feb. 28, 2004
Singles No. 1: Matt Hane (GW), def. Darius Craton (P), 6-2, 6-3 No. 2: Matt Treadgold (GW), def. Dan Friedman (P), 7-6, 4-6, 1-0 No. 3: Andrew Lieu (P), def. Jake Jopling (GW), 7-5, 6-4 No. 4: Sratha Saengsuwarn (P), def. Daniel Reisbeck (GW), 6-1, 6-1 No. 5: Hans Plukas (P), def. Brett Warner (GW), 6-2, 6-0 No. 6: Blaise Goswami (P), def. Daniel Balke (GW), 6-1, 6-1
Doubles No. 1: Friedman/Craton (P), def. Hane/Jopling (GW), 8-6 No. 2: Tim Kofol/Saengsuwarn (P), def. Warner/Reisbeck (GW), 8-1 No. 3: Lieu/Plukas (P), def. Treadgold/Balke (GW), 8-5
Princeton 5, Stony Brook 2 Feb. 28, 2004
Singles No. 1: Tal Meir (SB), def. Andrew Lieu (P), 4-6, 6-2 ret. No. 2: Sratha Saengsuwarn (P), def. Michael Crooks (SB), 7-6 (10-8), 6-3 No. 3: Hans Plukas (P), def. Alamgir Wali (GW), 7-5, 6-2 No. 4: Tim Kofol (P), def. Jean-Francois Robitaille (SB), 6-2, 6-4 No. 5: Egil Anonsen (SB), def. Shannon Morales (P), 6-7, 7-5, 1-0 No. 6: Blaise Goswami (P), def. James Carpenter (P), 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
Doubles No. 1: Friedman/Craton (P), def. Meir/Robitaille (SB), 8-0 No. 2: Kofol/Saengsuwarn (P), def. Anonsen/Wali (SB), 8-6 No. 3: Ted Mabrey/Plukas (P), def. Carpenter/Crooks (SB), 8-5