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Men's Tennis Guts Out 4-3 Win at Dartmouth
April 17, 2004 | Men's Tennis
April 17, 2004
HANOVER, N.H. - Princeton got strong play from the bottom half of its singles lineup and a tough two-set victory by Dan Friedman at No. 2 singles on the way to a 4-3 victory over Dartmouth in a men's tennis match played Saturday afternoon.
Tim Kofol at No. 4, David Gopstein at No. 5 and Hans Plukas at No. 6 were the keys to victory for the Tigers Saturday, each winning in straight sets. Kofol defeated Borko Kereshi, 6-3 and 6-4, Gopstein knocked off Travis Maiers in straight sets, 6-3 and 6-1, while Plukas won 6-4 and 6-2 at No. 6 over Andres Reyes.
The clincher for the Tigers, who improved to 10-9 overall and 3-2 in Ivy League play, came from Friedman at No. 2. He outlasted Dartmouth's Neal Bobba, 7-5 and 7-5. Both of Princeton's singles losses came in three sets. Darius Craton lost a tough one in a third-set tiebreak to David Webb at No. 1, while Andrew Lieu lost to Drew Dinkmeyer 6-4 in the third.
Gopstein and Craton won at No. 1 doubles for the Tigers, defeating Bobba and Dinkmeyer by an 8-6 score.
Princeton 4, Dartmouth 3 April 17, 2004 Hanover, N.H.
Doubles (Dartmouth wins doubles point) No. 1-David Gopstein/Darius Craton, P, def. Neal Bobba/Drew Dinkmeyer, D, 8-6 No. 2-Jesse Paer/Borko Kereshi, D, def. Tim Kofol/Sratha Saengsuwarn, P, 9-8 (11-9) No. 3-David Webb/Andres Reyes, D, def. Andrew Lieu/Hans Plukas, P, 8-3
Singles No. 1-Webb, D, def. Craton, P, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 No. 2-Dan Friedman, P, def. Bobba, D, 7-5, 7-5 No. 3-Dinkmeyer, D, def. Lieu, P, 6-2, 6-7, 6-4 No. 4-Kofol, P, def. Kereshi, D, 6-3, 6-4 No. 5-Gopstein, P, def. Travis Maiers, D, 6-3, 6-1 No. 6-Plukas, P, def Reyes, D, 6-4, 6-2