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Men's Tennis Gets Past Furman, 4-3
March 07, 2009 | Men's Tennis
PRINCETON -- Beginning a three-match weekend, the Princeton men's tennis team slipped past Furman with a 4-3 win Saturday afternoon in Jadwin Gym.
The Tigers (5-3) will have a doubleheader tomorrow on the indoor courts against Binghamton at noon and Stony Brook at 4 p.m.
Peter Capkovic and Alex Vuckovic helped to account for three of the four points between them, winning at first and third singles respectively and combining for a win at first doubles. George Carpeni and Yohei Shoji got the second needed win at third doubles, and Charlie Brosens helped to seal the victory with a win at fifth singles.
A win Sunday would give the Tigers their first five- or six-match win streak since 2005.
Princeton (5-3) 4, Furman (7-7) 3
Doubles
1) Capkovic/Vuckovic (P) def. Juc/Motes (F), 8-5
2) Ladyman/Walters (F) def. Ilya Trubov/Kim (P), 8-2
3) Carpeni/Yohei Shoji (P) def. Chris Rhyne/Andrei Chvetsov (P), 8-5
Singles
1) Peter Capkovic (P) def. Andy Juc (F), 6-1, 6-3
2) Bo Ladyman (F) def. George Carpeni (P), 6-2, 6-4
3) Alex Vuckovic (P) def. Phil Fuelkell (F), 6-4, 6-2
4) Daniel Knause (F) def. Ryan Kim (P), 6-3, 6-2
5) Charlie Brosens (P) def. Chris Motes (F), 7-6, 6-3
6) Sawyer Duncan (F) def. Ravi Yegya-Raman (P), 6-1, 6-1