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Men's Tennis Knocks Off No. 60 Utah, 4-3
March 21, 2009 | Men's Tennis
SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Princeton's men's tennis team picked up its first win over a team in the ITA's Top 75 this season, getting four doubles victories to beat No. 60 Utah 4-3 Friday morning in San Diego.
Peter Capkovic at first singles, George Carpeni at third and Ryan Kim at fourth won in straight sets, while Alex Vuckovic at second and Alex Faust at fifth both went to a third set. Faust won, clinching the team victory.
The Tigers will conclude its spring trip against another ranked team, No. 70 UC Irvine, at 10 a.m. Pacific Time Saturday.
Princeton (7-6) 4, (60) Utah (10-6) 3
Doubles
1. Wes Hancock/Phillip Eilers (U) defe. Peter Capkovic/Alex Vuckovic (P), 8-6
2. Timmy Allin/John Taylor (U) def. Ilya Trubov/Ryan Kim (P), 8-5
3. George Carpeni/Yohei Shoji (P) def. Benito Suriano/Stephen Jacobs (U), 8-5
Singles
1. Peter Capkovic (P) def. Wes Hancock (U), 6-1, 6-1
2. Phillip Eilers (U) def. Alex Vuckovic (P), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
3. George Carpeni (P) def. Benito Suriano (U), 7-5, 6-3
4. Ryan Kim (P) def. John Taylor (U), 6-1, 6-1
5. Alex Faust (P) def. Jason Smits (U) 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
6. Timmy Allin (U) def. Coleman Crutchfield (P), 6-4, 7-6