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Elon Downs Tigers In Men's Tennis Season Opener, 4-3
January 28, 2008 | Men's Tennis
Princeton began its 2008 men's tennis season with a 4-3 loss to 53rd-ranked Elon Monday evening at Duke's Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center. The 71st-ranked Tigers won the doubles point to take the early lead, but the Phoenix proved to be strong at the top of their singles lineup.
The Tigers (0-1) won the doubles point thanks to the clinching effort of No. 1 team Alex Krueger-Wyman and George Carpeni, who won in a tiebreak after the teams split at the Nos. 2 and 3 spots. Krueger-Wyman and Carpeni are the No. 37-ranked team in Division I in the preseason.
Elon (1-1) clinched the match by winning each of the top four singles matches. The matches at Nos. 2 and 3 singles were particularly tight. At No. 3, Krueger-Wyman sent the match to a third set with Mason Schermerhorn before falling 6-3 in the third. At No. 2, Carpeni took the second set to a tiebreak against Oscar Podlewski but fell 8-6 in the breaker.
Princeton's singles wins came from Ryan Kim, who came back from a set down to win a proset with Philip Nemec at No. 5, and Charlie Brosens, who also came back at No. 6 to win a 12-10 proset with Chase Helpingstein at No. 6.
At No. 2 doubles, Peter Capkovic and Alex Vuckovic earned an 8-6 win over Nemec and Podlewski.
The Tigers return to Duke Tuesday evening to face the host Blue Devils, ranked No. 16 in the preseason. Match time is once again 6 p.m.
No. 53 Elon 4, No. 71 Princeton 3
Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center
Durham, N.C.
Doubles (Princeton wins doubles point)
1. #37 Alex Krueger-Wyman/George Carpeni, P, def. Damon Gooch, Mason Schermerhorn, E, 9-8 (5)
2. Peter Capkovic/Alex Vuckovic, P, def. Philip Nemec/Oscar Podlewski, E, 8-6
3. Alberto Rojas/Chase Helpingstein, E, def. Mark Gober/Ilya Trubov, P, 8-2
Singles
1. #72 Gooch, E, def. Capkovic, P, 6-1, 6-3
2. Podlewski, E, def. Carpeni, P, 6-3, 7-6 (6)
3. Schermerhorn, E, def. Krueger-Wyman, P, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
4. Rojas, E, def. Vuckovic, P, 6-3, 7-5
5. Ryan Kim, P, def. Nemec, E, 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-3)
6. Charlie Brosens, P, def. Helpingstein, E, 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (12-10)