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Tigers Drop 6-1 Match to Santa Clara in Men's Tennis
February 04, 2006 | Men's Tennis
Feb. 4, 2006
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The Princeton men's tennis team saw its intersession trip to California end with a 6-1 loss to Santa Clara in a match played Saturday afternoon at the Degheri Tennis Center.
The Tigers (0-4) won the doubles point thanks to victories at Nos. 2 and 3 doubles but were unable to win a singles match against the Broncos, who improved to 5-3 on the season.
Princeton clinched the doubles point at No. 2, where Alex Krueger-Wyman and Ted Mabrey won an 8-6 match against Kevin McQuaid and Blane Shields. The Tigers also won at No. 3, where Darius Craton and Shannon Morales won by an 8-4 score.
In singles, at No. 4, Jonathan Leslie of Princeton took the first set to a tiebreak against Bobby Rasmussen, but Rasmussen won that breaker 7-2 and took the second set 6-1.
Two freshmen played singles for Princeton Saturday. Krueger-Wyman played at No. 3, falling 6-2 and 6-4 to McQuaid, and Alex Vuckovic played at No. 6, falling to A.J. Kerin 6-3 and 6-2.
anta Clara 6, Princeton 1
Doubles (Princeton wins the doubles point)
1. Jan Macek/Bobby Rasmussen (SCU) def. No. 44 Andrew Lieu/Hans Plukas (PU), 8-3
2. Alex Krueger-Wyman/Ted Mabrey (PU) def. Kevin McQuaid/Blane Shields (SCU), 8-6
3. Darius Craton/Shannon Morales (PU) def. Brian Brogan/A.J. Kerin (SCU), 8-4
Singles 1. Jan Macek (SCU) def. Sratha Saengsuwarn (PU), 6-3, 6-4
2. Brian Brogan (SCU) def. Andrew Lieu (PU), 6-2, 6-4
3. Kevin McQuaid (SCU) def. Alex Krueger-Wyman (PU), 6-2, 6-4
4. Bobby Rasmussen (SCU) def. Jonathan Leslie (PU), 7-6 (2), 6-1
5. Tommy Hicks (SCU) def. Shannon Morales (PU), 6-3, 6-0
6. A.J. Kerin (SCU) def. Alex Vuckovic (PU), 6-3, 6-2