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Tigers Fall at Loyola Marymount in Men's Tennis, 5-2
March 20, 2006 | Men's Tennis
March 20, 2006
LOS ANGELES - Princeton got singles wins from Shannon Morales and Alex Vuckovic but fell by a 5-2 score to Loyola Marymount in a match played Monday afternoon in California.
The Tigers played well in doubles, but LMU clinched the doubles point when Nicolas Terrien and Michael Chan defeated Darius Craton and Shannon Morales 8-6 at No. 3. The Lions then won three singles matches in straight sets to clinch the match.
Morales, at No. 4 singles, had an impressive performance against Linas Cicenas, losing just three games on the way to a 6-1, 6-2 straight-set victory. At No. 6, Vuckovic split sets with Carlos Malet, losing the first set in a tiebreak, before defeating Malet 10-7 in a deciding proset.
At No. 2 singles, Craton won the first set against Michael Wojnarowicz before falling in a tiebreak in the second set. Wojnarowicz then won a proset to take the match.
The Tigers continue their Spring Break schedule on Tuesday, playing Washington in a match that will be played on the Pepperdine campus in Malibu.
Singles
#1 Nicolas Terrien, LMU, def. Sratha Saengsuwarn, PU, 6-3, 6-4
#2 Michael Wojnarowicz, LMU, def. Darius Craton, PU, 4-6,7-6,10-7
#3 Reyniere Roxas, LMU, def. Andrew Lieu, PU, 6-1,6-4 #4 Shannon Morales, PU, def. Linas Cicenas, LMU, 6-1,6-2
#5 Matt Phillips, LMU, def. Jonathan Leslie, PU, 6-4,6-3
#6 Alex Vuckovic, PU, def. Carlos Malet, LMU, 6-7,6-3,10-7
Doubles
#1 Wojnarowicz/Cicenas, LMU, def. Lieu/Hans Plukas, PU, 8-3
#2 Phillips/Malet, LMU, def. Vuckovic/Alex Krueger-Wyman, PU, 9-8
#3 Terrien/Michael Chan, LMU, def. Craton/Morales, 8-6