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Men's Tennis Ends Season With 4-3 Victory at Cornell
April 24, 2005 | Men's Tennis
April 24, 2005
ITHACA, N.Y. - Hans Plukas earned the clinching win for Princeton at No. 4 singles and also won a close match at No. 1 doubles with partner Andrew Lieu as the Tigers defeated Cornell, 4-3, in a men's tennis match Sunday afternoon.
Princeton finishes the season with an impressive 14-8 overall record. The Tigers finished 3-4 in the Ivy League.
The match was tied at 3-3 after Princeton won the doubles point and Cornell took straight-set victories at Nos. 1, 3 and 6, but Pluaks defeated Dan Brous in a first-set tiebreaker and then 7-5 in the second set.
Darius Craton won at No. 2 singles for Princeton, defeating Nic Brunner 7-6 and 6-3. Andrew Lieu concluded an impressive season in singles by winning 6-3 and 6-2 at No. 5 singles.
Princeton won at Nos. 2 and 3 singles in impressive fashion. Plukas and Lieu went to a tiebreak with Brunner and Josh Raff, winning that tiebreak 7-2.
Princeton 4, Cornell 3
April 24, 2005 * Ithaca, N.Y.
Doubles
1. Hans Plukas/Andrew Lieu (P) def. Nic Brunner/Josh Raff (C), 9-8(2)
2. Josh Burman/Sratha Saengsuwaen (P) def. Dan Brous/Charn Bak (C), 8-4
3. Darius Craton/Ted Mabrey (P) def. Ray Wu/Matt Cherner-Ranft (C), 8-5
Singles
1. McKeon (C) def. Burman (P), 7-5, 6-3
2. Craton (P) def. Brunner (C), 7-6(4), 6-3
3. Raff (C) def. Saengsuwaen (P), 6-1, 6-2
4. Plukas (P) def. Brous (C), 7-6(4), 7-5
5. Lieu (P) def. Heggie (C), 6-3, 6-2
6. Tongle Yu (C) def. Shannon Morales (P), 7-5, 6-1