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Men's Tennis Completes Colorado Sweep with Win at Denver
February 01, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Princeton's men's tennis team felt right at home two time zones away in Colorado, completing a weekend sweep with a 5-2 victory over Denver Saturday afternoon.
The Tigers opened their season with a 7-0 win at Air Force Friday, but Princeton fell behind Saturday after losing the doubles point. Zack McCourt's win on court one over ITA-ranked opponent Henry Craig pulled Princeton even, but Denver's Diogo Rocha followed with a straight-set win over Josh Yablon on court three to put the Pioneers back in the lead.
Rocha's win was the last one Denver got, as Princeton picked up wins from Luke Gamble, Kial Kaiser and Dan Richardson to clinch it before Tom Colautti's victory on court two widened the margin and closed the afternoon.
Princeton will return home for three matches over a span of not much more than 24 hours, beginning with a 3 p.m. contest Friday with William & Mary and followed Saturday with a 9 a.m. tilt against Bucknell and a 1 p.m. match against Furman.
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(61) Princeton (2-0) vs. Denver (3-3) Jan. 31, 2015 • Denver, Colo. |
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Doubles
| 1 | Colautti/Gamble (P) | DNF | Fox/Gasson (D) | 5-4 D |
| 2 | Alex Day/McCourt (P) | |
James/Rocha (D) | 6-3 |
| 3 | Kaiser/Yablon (P) | |
Craig/Ruder-Hook (D) | 6-4 |
Singles
| 1 | Zack McCourt (P) | |
(64) Henry Craig (D) | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 2 | Tom Colautti (P) | |
Alex Gasson (D) | 4-6, 6-2, 7-6(5) |
| 3 | Josh Yablon (P) | |
Diogo Rocha (D) | 6-4, 6-3 |
| 4 | (105) Luke Gamble (P) | |
David Fox (D) | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 5 | Dan Richardson (P) | |
Yannik James (D) | 7-6(5), 7-6(4) |
| 6 | Kial Kaiser (P) | |
Jesse Ruder-Hook (D) | 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 |
| Next match: Fri., Feb. 6, vs. William & Mary, 3 p.m. in Jadwin Gym |
| Match notes: Zack McCourt defeated a ranked opponent for the first time on the young dual-match season with a straight-set victory over Henry Craig ... this was Princeton's second straight win in the series against Denver; the teams played last year in Jadwin Gym and Princeton also came away with a 5-2 win ... the all-time series is now tied at 2-2 ... the match was played at the Colorado Athletic Club - Monaco ... the match was the third of a three-match stretch for Denver against Ivy League opponents, with the Pioneers losing to Dartmouth 5-2 on Jan. 23 and defeating Cornell 4-1 on Jan. 24, with both matches at Dartmouth. |
| Order of finish: Doubles: 2,3; Singles: 1,3,4,6,5,2 |
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Coach Billy Pate on the match: "This was a great win for our team in tough conditions. Denver really jumped on us in doubles and it was crucial we respond right away in singles. I was very proud of how we clawed back and eventually turned the momentum. We played a very good team today on their home courts with fast conditions and really showed some poise. We'll look forward to getting back to work this week and playing at home next weekend." |