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Tigers Defeat St. John's 6-1, For First Spring Win
February 24, 2006 | Men's Tennis
Feb. 24, 2006
Princeton won a tough doubles point and then clinched with four straight-set singles wins on the way to a 6-1 win over St. John's in a men's tennis match played at the Jadwin Gym courts Friday afternoon.
The Tigers (1-4) went ahead 1-0 thanks to a big win at No. 3 doubles from seniors Darius Craton and Shannon Morales, who defeated Claudio Halim and Morgan Bauer by an 8-6 score. Morales was then one of four Princeton players to win in straight sets in singles as the Tigers clinched the match.
Andrew Lieu lost just four games at No. 4 singles in a victory over Alex Svetlakov, while Jonathan Leslie dropped just five games in a win at No. 6 over Halim. Hans Plukas dispensed of Tom Green by scores of 6-4 and 6-3, while Morales won the first set easily over Bauer at No. 5 and then closed it out with a 7-5 win the second set.
Princeton's No. 1 doubles team of Lieu and Sratha Saengsuwarn, playing their first match together in the spring, defeated Svetlakov and Louis Desmarteaux by an 8-4 score.
The Tigers host St. Joseph's at Jadwin Gym Saturday at 5:00.
Princeton def. St. John's 6-1
Jadwin Gym; Feb. 24, 2006
Singles
#1 Louis Desmarteaux, SJ, def. Sratha Saengsuwarn, P, 6-2, 6-0
#2 Darius Craton, P, def. David Nylen. SJ, 4-6, 6-2, 1-0(7) #3 Hans Plukas, P, def. Tom Green, SJ, 6-4, 6-3
#4 Andrew Lieu, P, def. Alex Svetlakov, SJ, 6-1, 6-3
#5 Shannon Morales, P, def. Morgan Bauer, SJ, 6-2, 7-5
#6 Jonathan Leslie, P, def. Claudio Halim, SJ, 6-1, 6-4
Doubles (Princeton wins doubles point)
#1 Lieu/Saengsuwarn, P, def. Desmarteaux/Svetlakov, 8-4
#2 Nylen/Green, SJ, def. Ted Mabrey/Alex Vuckovic, P, 9-7
#3 Craton/Morales, P, def. Halim/Bauer, SJ, 8-6