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Men's Tennis Gets Impressive Win over No. 57 Purdue, 5-2
March 18, 2004 | Men's Tennis
March 18, 2004
SAN DIEGO - The Princeton men's tennis team picked up an impressive win Thursday in San Diego, winning four of six singles matches on the way to a 5-2 win over 57th-ranked Purdue.
The Tigers lost just 12 games combined in victories at the Nos. 2 through 5 singles positions. Darius Craton lost just one game in a straight-set victory over David Robinson at No. 2, while Sratha Saengsuwarn lost just three games in a victory at No. 3. Both Andrew Lieu and David Gopstein won 6-2, 6-2 decisions at Nos. 4 and 5 singles.
Princeton took the doubles point thanks to victories at Nos. 2 and 3 doubles. Lieu and Hans Plukas won 8-2 at No. 3, while Saengsuwarn and Tim Kofol won easily at the No. 2 position. Princeton 5, #57 Purdue 2
Singles 1. Troy Havens (PU) def. Daniel Friedman (PR) 5-7, 6-4, 12-10 2. Darius Craton (PR) def. David Robinson (PU) 6-0, 6-1 3. Sratha Saengsuwarn (PR) def. Colin Foster (PU) 6-2, 6-1 4. Andrew Lieu (PR) def. Sounak Chatterjee (PU) 6-2, 6-2 5. David Gopstein (PR) def. Jarred Leibner (PU) 6-2, 6-2 6. Eric Hodgman (PR) def. Hans Plukas (PR) 6-4, 4-6, 10-8
Doubles 1. Havens/Robinson (PU) def. Craton/Friedman (PR) 9-7 2. Kofol/Saengsuwarn (PR) def. Koziell/Chatterjee (PU) 8-3 3. Lieu/Plukas (PR) def. Leibner/Foster (PU) 8-2