Princeton University
San Diego
Men's Tennis Falls to 33rd-ranked San Diego, 6-1
March 17, 2005 | Men's Tennis
March 17, 2005
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Princeton men's tennis team fell to 33rd-ranked San Diego by a 6-1 score Thursday afternoon at the USD West Tennis Courts. The win was San Diego's eighth straight, while the Tigers fell to 8-3 on the year and saw a seven-match winning streak come to an end.
Princeton got off to a solid start in doubles when Josh Burman and Darius Craton easily won at No. 1, but the Toreros took the Nos. 2 and 3 doubles spots to earn the doubles point. San Diego then earned straight-set singles victories at Nos. 1, 2 and 4 to clinch the match.
Princeton's Andrew Lieu won at No. 5 singles for the Tigers. He split sets with USD's Thomas Liversage before winning a deciding tiebreak by an 11-9 score. At No. 3, Sratha Saengsuwarn of Princeton took his match with Mirza Koristovic into a third set before Koristovic won an exciting 12-10 tiebreak to take the match.
Princeton continues its Spring Break trip to California with a match against Utah in San Diego Friday afternoon.
Doubles (USD wins the doubles point)
1. Josh Burman/Darius Craton (PU) def. Nic Beuque/Mirza Koristovic (USD), 8-3
2. Oscar Plotnik/Pierrick Ysern (USD) def. Hans Plukas/Andrew Lieu (PU), 8-4
3. Robbie Blair/Thomas Liversage (USD) def. Ted Mabrey/Sratha Saengsuwarn, (PU), 8-2
Singles
1. Pierrick Ysern (USD) def. Josh Burman (PU), 6-1, 6-2
2. Nic Beuque (USD) def. Darius Craton (PU), 6-2, 6-1
3. Mirza Koristovic (USD) vs. Sratha Saengsuwarn (PU), 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10)
4. Robbie Blair (USD) def. Hans Plukas (PU), 6-2, 6-4
5. Andrew Lieu (PU) def. Thomas Liversage (USD), 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (9)
6. Oscar Plotnik (USD) def. David Gopstein (PU), 6-2, 6-4