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Princeton Falls to Clemson in Men's Tennis, 6-1
January 29, 2005 | Men's Tennis
Jan. 29, 2005
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Princeton men's tennis team ended its early-season trip to the Southeast with a 6-1 defeat at Clemson Saturday morning in South Carolina.
Princeton (1-2) earned its point by winning two of the three doubles matches, each by 9-7 scores. Josh Burman and Darius Craton defeated Nathan Thompson and Clement Reix at No. 1, while sophomore Ted Mabrey and freshman Ashwat Sarohia took the No. 3 doubles match over Ian Keeler and Clint Boling.
Clemson won all six singles matches, five coming in straight sets. Hans Plukas won the first set at No. 4 against Clemson's Brett Twente, but Twente came back to win the final two sets, 7-5 and 6-2. Both Sratha Saengsuwarn at No. 3 and Sarohia at No. 5 played tough matches, but fell 6-4 and 7-5. Princeton next plays in two weekends at home.
Clemson 6, Princeton 1
Singles
1. Nathan Thompson (CU) d. Josh Burman (P) 6-3, 6-3
2. Clement Reix (CU) d. Darius Craton (P) 6-3, 6-3
3. Ryan Young (CU) d. Sratha Saengsuwarn (P) 6-4, 7-5
4. Brett Twente (CU) d. Hans Plukas (P) 2-6, 7-5, 6-2
5. Clint Boling (CU) Ashwat Sarohia (P) 6-4, 7-5
6. Mike Gee (CU) d. Andrew Lieu (P) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
1. Burman-Craton (P) d. Thompson-Reix (CU) 9-7
2. Twente-Young (CU) d. Plukas-Lieu (P) 8-2
3. Ted Mabrey-Ashwat Sarohia (P) d. Ian Keeler-Boling (CU) 9-7