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Tigers Drop Marathon 5-2 Decision to Columbia
April 21, 2006 | Men's Tennis
April 21, 2006
NEW YORK - In a marathon match that took more than six hours to complete, Columbia won a hard-fought 5-2 decision over Princeton in a men's tennis match played at the Dick Savitt Tennis Center.
After Columbia (13-4, 4-2 Ivy) won 9-8 at No. 1 doubles to take that point, the Lions looked like they were on their way to an easy victory after straight set wins at Nos. 6 and 3 singles. But the Tigers (6-13, 1-5 Ivy) then battled back, getting a win from Darius Craton at No. 2 to make it 3-1.
The remaining three singles matches were all marathons, each of which had at least one tiebreak, but the Lions clinched when Marty Moore outlasted Hans Plukas at No. 4 in three sets after losing the first set. At No. 1, Sratha Saengsuwarn split tiebreaks with Mark Clemente before falling 7-5 in the third, while at No. 5, Alex Vuckovic split 7-5, 6-7 sets with Jared Drucker before Drucker retired in the third set.
Craton also got a doubles win for Princeton, joining with Shannon Morales to defeat Drucker and Dan Urban 8-4 at No. 3.
Princeton concludes its season with a home match against Cornell Sunday afternoon.
Columbia 5, Princeton 2
Dick Savitt Tennis Center
April 21, 2006
Doubles
1: Jimmy Moore/Marty Moore, C, def. Andrew Lieu/Ted Mabrey, P, 9-8
2: Scott Robbin/Paul Ratchford, C, def. Hans Plukas/Alex Krueger-Wyman, P, 8-3
3: Darius Craton/Shannon Morales, P, def. Jared Drucker/Dan Urban, C, 8-4 Order: 2, 3, 1* (Columbia wins doubles point)
Singles
1: Mark Clemente, C, def. Sratha Saengsuwarn, P, 7-6, 6-7, 7-5
2: Darius Craton, P, def. J. Moore, C, 6-4, 6-3
3: Ratchford, C, def. Lieu, P, 6-1, 7-6
4: M. Moore, C, def. Plukas, P, 6-7, 6-2, 6-3
5: Alex Vuckovic, P, def. Drucker, C, 7-5, 6-7, 3-1 (ret.)
6: Ilia Shastashvili, C, def. Morales, P, 6-2, 6-3
Order: 6, 3, 2, 4*, 1, 5