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Tigers Fall To Penn State, 5-2, In ECAC Invitational Championship Match
October 01, 2007 | Men's Tennis
The Princeton men's tennis team won the doubles point against top-seeded Penn State, but the Nittany Lions then responded at the top of the singles lineup to defeat the No. 3 seed Tigers 5-2 in the championship match of the ECAC Division I Invitational at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Monday morning.
The Tigers were playing without No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles player Peter Capkovic but took the lead early with an exciting doubles victory.
First, at No. 3 doubles, Ilya Trubov and Ryan Kim took two early breaks and a 4-0 lead before disposing of Penn State's Brendan Lynch and Ryan Gormley by an 8-2 score. Then, in the decider at No. 1, Princeton would break at 6-6 and then use Alex Krueger-Wyman's serve to close out the match 8-6, giving Krueger-Wyman and George Carpeni a victory over the No. 36 team in the nation in PSU's Michael James and Adam Slagter.
PSU would respond in singles, however, with James, the nation's No. 35-ranked singles player, defeating Carpeni in straight sets at No. 1 and Slagter getting past Krueger-Wyman by scores of 6-2 and 6-4 at No. 2.
Kim wouldn't let the Tigers lose without a fight, however, taking his match at No. 4 with Eddie Bourchier to a third set with the Tigers down 3-1 in the team match. After his impressive second-set 6-1 victory, Kim fell in a tough third set to Bourchier by a score of 6-3 and the Lions clinched the match.
The Tigers got a singles victory at No. 5, when Charlie Brosens split sets with James Dwyer and then saw Dwyer retire with leg cramps with the score 2-2 in the deciding set.
Princeton's Jonathan Leslie also took his match at No. 6 to a third set.
By winning the match, Penn State earned a team bid to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in February.
Princeton will host the Wilson/ITA Northeast Regional at the Lenz Tennis Center Oct. 18-23.
Penn State 5, Princeton 2
Oct. 1, 2007
USTA National Tennis Center
Doubles:
1. George Carpeni/Alex Krueger-Wyman (PRINCETON) def. #36 Michael James/Adam Slagter (PSU), 8-6
2. James Dwyer/Eddie Bourchier (PSU) def. Alex Vuckovic/Mark Gober (PRINCETON), 8-3
3. Ryan Kim/Ilya Trubov (PRINCETON) def. Brendan Lynch/Ryan Gormley (PSU), 8-2
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles:
1. #35 Michael James (PSU) def. George Carpeni (PRINCETON), 6-0, 6-3
2. Adam Slagter (PSU) def. Alex Krueger-Wyman (PRINCETON), 6-2, 6-4
3. Brendan Lynch (PSU) def. Alex Vuckovic (PRINCETON), 7-6, 6-1
4. Eddie Bourchier (PSU) def. Ryan Kim (PRINCETON), 6-2, 1-6, 6-3
5. Charlie Brosens (PRINCETON) def. James Dwyer(PSU) def., 7-6, 1-6, 2-2, ret.
6. Ryan Gormley (PSU) def. Leslie (PRINCETON), 6-2, 3-6, 3-5, ret.
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3, 4*, 6, 5