Friday, February 26
Montgomery, Ala.
4:00 PM
Princeton University
4
vs
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Auburn
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Men's Tennis Tops Auburn in Blue Gray Opener
February 26, 2016 | Men's Tennis
Rallying from a doubles-point loss, the 52nd-ranked Princeton men's tennis team won four of the first five singles contests decided to claim a 4-2 win over No. 48 Auburn to open play Friday at the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic in Birmingham, Ala.
Even in the doubles point, Princeton found success despite Auburn's win there. Alex Day and Luke Gamble had their first win over an ITA-ranked opponent as a pair, defeating 52nd-ranked Marko Krickovic and and Edward Nguyen. From there, Princeton got singles wins from Diego Vives, on court one, Tom Colautti on court two, Alex Day on court three and Kial Kaiser on court six to complete the comeback win.
Princeton will play Alabama Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ET in a semifinal.
Even in the doubles point, Princeton found success despite Auburn's win there. Alex Day and Luke Gamble had their first win over an ITA-ranked opponent as a pair, defeating 52nd-ranked Marko Krickovic and and Edward Nguyen. From there, Princeton got singles wins from Diego Vives, on court one, Tom Colautti on court two, Alex Day on court three and Kial Kaiser on court six to complete the comeback win.
Princeton will play Alabama Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ET in a semifinal.
(48) Auburn (7-3)
2
4
(52) Princeton (9-3)
| Doubles | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (52) Krickovic/Edward Ngyuen (Auburn) | 4 |
| Day/Gamble (Princeton) | 6 | |
| 2 | Hinnisdaels/Thestrup (Auburn) | 7 |
| Vives/Jimmy Wasserman (Princeton) | 5 | |
| 3 | Huertas del Pino/Brandon Laubser (Auburn) | 6 |
| Colautti/Yablon (Princeton) | 4 | |
| Singles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxime Hinnisdaels (Auburn) | 6 | 4 | |
| Diego Vives (Princeton) | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2 | Marko Krickovic (Auburn) | 4 | 5 | |
| Tom Colautti (Princeton) | 6 | 7 | ||
| 3 | Conner Huertas del Pino (Auburn) | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| (108) Alex Day (Princeton) | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| 4 | Dante Saleh (Auburn) | 6 | 6 | |
| Josh Yablon (Princeton) | 2 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Olle Thestrup (Auburn) | 6 | 6 | |
| Luke Gamble (Princeton) | 7 | 6 | ||
| 6 | Joseph Van Dooren (Auburn) | 6 | 4 | |
| Kial Kaiser (Princeton) | 7 | 6 | ||
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Coach Billy Pate on the match: "This was a good win for our team against a quality SEC program. I have a lot of respect for Coach (Eric) Shore and his team as we've had some great matches over the years while I was at Alabama. I was a bit disappointed with our energy in doubles, but we had a better start in singles and had some great efforts in several spots. Diego (Vives) and Tom (Colautti) had great wins against outstanding players. We felt if we could have success in those positions we would have a great shot, so they really gave us a shot in the arm. It will be a challenge tomorrow against Alabama as they are very talented and deep. They've played a tough schedule thus far and are battle-tested. We'll need to play well." |
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