Princeton University
San Diego
Men's Tennis Falls to No. 37 San Diego, 6-1
March 19, 2004 | Men's Tennis
March 19, 2004
SAN DIEGO - The Princeton men's tennis team continued its Spring Break trip to California with a 6-1 defeat at the hands of 37th-ranked San Diego as part of the San Diego College Tennis Challenge Friday afternoon.
Daniel Friedman was Princeton's only singles winner, splitting the first two sets with Jason Pongsrikul 5-7 and 6-4 before winning a 10-point tiebreak, 10-3, to win the match. The match was a close one however, with the last three singles matches all going to three sets. Andrew Lieu, David Gopstein and Shannon Morales all lost tough three-setters for Princeton, with Morales falling in a tiebreak in the final set.
San Diego won three close doubles matches to take the doubles point.
SAN DIEGO 6, PRINCETON 1
Doubles 1. Pongsrikul-Beuque (USD) df. Craton-Friedman; 8-5 2. Blair-Koristovic (USD) df. Kofol-Saengsuwarn; 8-6 3. Ozurovich-Plotnik (USD) df. Lieu-Plukas; 8-6
Singles 1. Robbie Blair (USD) df. Darius Craton; 6-3, 6-4 2. Daniel Friedman (P) df. Jason Pongsrikul; 5-7, 6-4, 10-3 3. Nic Beuque (USD) df. Sratha Saengsuwarn; 7-6, 6-3 4. Mirza Koristovic (USD) df. Andrew Lieu; 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 5. Jeff Das (USD) df. David Gopstein; 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 6. Matt Ozurovich (USD) df. Shannon Morales; 6-4, 4-6, 7-6
Records: USD (8-5); Princeton (5-6)