Princeton University
Fresno State
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Tigers Fall to No. 67 Fresno State in Men's Tennis, 5-2
February 03, 2006 | Men's Tennis
Feb. 3, 2006
FRESNO, Calif. - Facing the second nationally-ranked team in its first three matches this spring, the Princeton men's tennis team fell to No. 67 Fresno State by a 5-2 score Friday afternoon in California.
The Bulldogs, who improved to 4-0, won the doubles point but were pushed hard by the Tigers (0-3) in singles. Sophomore Jonathan Leslie won in straight sets at No. 4 for Princeton, as did freshman Alex Vuckovic at No. 6. At No. 2, Andrew Lieu split sets with Sergui Modoc, but Modoc won the third set 6-1 to clinch the match.
At No. 5, senior Shannon Morales had a match point in the second set against Jordi Ballester, but Ballester staved it off, won the second set 7-5 and then took a 10-8 proset to win the match.
Princeton concludes its California trip on Saturday, facing Santa Clara at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time.
Singles
1) Jakub Cech (FS) def. Sratha Saengsuwarn (PU), 6-3, 6-1
2) Sergiu Modoc (FS) v. Andrew Lieu (PU), 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
3) Charles Irie (FS) v. Andrew Husby (PU), 6-1, 6-3
4) Jonathan Leslie (PU) def. Sam Tadevosian (FS) 6-3, 7-5
5) Jordi Ballester (FS) def. Shannon Morales (PU) 4-6, 7-5, (10-8) 6) Alex Vuckovic (PU) def. Franz Molina (FS) 6-4, 7-6 (3)
Order of completion: 1, 3, 2, 4, 6, 5
Doubles (Fresno State wins doubles point)
1) Gibbs/Modoc (FS) def. Lieu/Plukas (PU), 8-2
2) Cech/Irie (FS) def. Mabrey/Krueger-Wyman (PU), 8-4
3) Ballester/Tadevosian (FS) def. Craton/Morales (PU), 8-5
Order of completion: 2, 1, 3