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Men's Tennis Team Defeats Dartmouth, 6-1, For First Ivy Win
April 14, 2006 | Men's Tennis
April 14, 2006
HANOVER, N.H. - Princeton won the doubles point when Darius Craton and Shannon Morales won a tough match at No. 3, then got a clinching win from freshman Alex Vuckovic at No. 5 singles on the way to a 6-1 win over Dartmouth in an Ivy League match played Friday afternoon.
After Sratha Saengsuwarn won impressively at No. 1 over David Waslen and Andrew Lieu defeated Raj Shrestha in straight sets at No. 3, Vuckovic won a marathon 14-12 second-set tiebreak to win his match against Steve McGaughey and clinch the match for Princeton (6-11, 1-3 Ivy).
The Tigers also got singles wins from Darius Craton at No. 2 and Hans Plukas at No. 4. Craton won a three-setter against Jeff Schechtman, winning 7-6 in the third, while Plukas split sets with Ari Gayer before winning a proset to take the match.
Princeton also got a win at No. 2 doubles, where Plukas and Alex Krueger-Wyman defeated Schechtman and Rashaad Elder-Bush by an 8-3 score.
The Tigers play at Harvard Saturday afternoon.
Princeton 6, Dartmouth 1
April 14, 2006
Hanover, N.H.
Singles:
1. Sratha Saengsuwam (P) def. David Waslen (D), 6-3, 6-3
2. Darius Craton (P) def. Jeff Schechtman (D), 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6) 3. Andrew Lieu (P) def. Raj Shrestha (D), 7-5, 6-3
4. Hans Plukas (P) def. Ari Gayer (D), 4-6, 7-5, (13-11)
5. Alex Vuckovic (P) def. Steve McGaughey (D), 7-5, 7-6 (14-12)
6. Rashaad Elder-Bush (D) def. Shannon Morales (P), 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
Order of Finish:
1, 3, 5, 2, 4, 6
Doubles:
1. Waslen/McGaughey (D) def. Lieu/Mabrey (P), 8-4
2. Plukas/Alex Krueger-Wyman (P) def. Elder-Bush/Schechtman (D), 8-3
3. Craton/Morales (P) def. Shrestha/Gayer (D), 8-5