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Tigers Fall To No. 56 San Diego State, 5-2, In California Opener
March 17, 2008 | Men's Tennis
Princeton won the doubles point in dramatic fashion, but San Diego State won the final five singles matches on the way to a 5-2 victory over the Tigers in a matchup of nationally-ranked teams at the Aztec Tennis Center Monday afternoon.
The No. 67 Tigers took a 1-0 lead after George Carpeni and Alex Krueger-Wyman outlasted Bartosz Golas and Juan Gomez by a 9-7 score at No. 1 doubles. Princeton (6-4) then took a 2-0 match lead after Krueger-Wyman dominated Golas at No. 2 singles, but the No. 56 Aztecs won the other five singles matches, four of them in straight sets.
At No. 4 singles, Princeton freshman Ryan Kim took his match with Gomez to a third set by winning the second set 6-0, but Gomez won a 10-point tiebreak after the team match had been clinched.
Danny Heidecker clinched the match for SDSU (8-5), holding off Alex Vuckovic in a tough 6-3, 6-4 match at No. 5 singles.
The Tigers will play Utah in San Diego Wednesday, then play at Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine later in the week.
No. 56 San Diego State 5, No. 67 Princeton 2
Aztec Center Center
San Diego, Calif.
Doubles
1. George Carpeni/Alex Krueger-Wyman, P, def. Bartosz Golas/Juan Gomez, S, 9-7
2. Peter Capkovic/Alex Vuckovic, P, def. Andre Feliz/Matan Shitrit, S, 8-5
3. Achim Ceban/Tim Schulz van Endert, S, def. Ryan Kim/Ilya Trubov, P, 8-3
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1*
Singles
1. Shitrit, S, def. Capkovic, P, 6-4, 6-3
2. Krueger-Wyman, P, def. Golas, S, 6-1, 6-2
3. Ceban, S, def. Carpeni, P, 6-3, 6-2
4. Gomez, S, def. Kim, P, 7-5, 0-6, 1-0 (6)
5. Danny Heidecker, S, def. Vuckovic, P, 6-3, 6-4
6. Feliz, S, def. Trubov, P, 6-3, 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 6, 3, 1, 5*, 4