Friday, September 14
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
All Day
Princeton University
vs
Alabama Four in the Fall
Payton Holden and the Tigers are opening the fall season this weekend.
Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
Friday's Men's Tennis Results
September 14, 2018 | Men's Tennis
The opening day of the fall season for the Princeton men's tennis team came Friday with four players in Alabama and seven Tigers at Penn.
"We had a productive day at both events," Princeton coach Billy Pate said. "At Alabama, we battled some tough conditions with mid summer like heat and humidity. Nonetheless, it's great to embrace that challenge, face stiff competition and have some success. We got off to a solid start winning both doubles followed by all four guys registering impressive singles wins. We fought the heat a bit in the afternoon singles with Ryan experiencing some cramps, but I liked the attitude and fight from all four guys. Damian had a great day and really played the way he needs to be playing in terms of tactics and execution."
At Alabama, Damian Rodriguez, Ryan Seggerman, Davey Roberts and Payton Holden all advanced out of the first round of singles, but only Rodriguez moved on through round two. He'll face Tennessee's Preston Touliatos Saturday at 12:30 p.m. CT/1:30 p.m. ET in the draw's semifinals. In doubles play, both Tiger pairs moved on through round one, with Rodriguez and Seggerman as one pair and Roberts teaming with Holden. They'll play in separate draws' semifinals Saturday at 9 a.m. CT/10 a.m. ET. Two rounds of doubles and one round of singles are scheduled for Saturday.
"From all accounts the freshmen looked good at Penn," Pate said. "We'll look forward to getting back to work tomorrow at both tournaments."
At Penn, Princeton players won three of their seven singles matches and one of seven in doubles. Rookies Karl Poling, Will Peters and Justin Barki were the singles winners against Middle Tennessee with Bill Duo and Kabir Sarita getting a doubles win against MTSU.
Saturday's play at Penn will begin at 9:30 a.m. with one round of doubles and two rounds of singles.
at Alabama | Updated Draws/Match Schedule (PDF):
Crimson Singles Draw (Round 1)
Damian Rodriguez (Princeton) def. Franco Aubone (Miami), 7-5, 6-3
Ryan Seggerman (Princeton) def. Luca Wiedenmann (Tennessee), 6-3, 7-6(4)
Damian Rodriguez/Ryan Seggerman (Princeton) def. Pat Harper/Preston Touliatos (Tennessee), 8-6
Houndstooth Doubles Draw (Round 1)
Payton Holden/Davey Roberts (Princeton) def. Mohamed Abdel-Aziz/Karol Paluch (Rice), 8-7(5)
at Penn:
Doubles
Tom Moonen/Gonzalo Morell Raschiatore (MTSU) def. Justin Barki/Jimmy Wasserman (Princeton), 6-2
Chris Edge/Pavel Motl (MTSU) def. Karl Poling/Will Peters (Princeton), 6-1
Bill Duo/Kabir Sarita (Princeton) d. Max Rauch/Stijn Slump (MTSU), 6-3
James Davis/Matt Summers (Denver) def. Justin Barki/Karl Poling (Princeton), 7-5
Pedro Fernandez Del Valle/Mattia Ros (Denver) def. Bill Duo/Will Peters (Princeton), 6-2
Daniel Krulig/Eric Morris (Denver) def. Noah Agarwal/Jimmy Wasserman (Princeton), 6-4
Aaron Diemer/Sean Huynh (Denver) def. Connor Lee (Georgetown)/Kabir Sarita (Princeton), 6-2
Singles
Karl Poling (Princeton) def. Tom Moonen (MTSU), 6-3, 7-6
Gonzalo Morrell Raschiatore (MTSU) def. Jimmy Wasserman (Princeton), 6-3, 6-2
Will Peters (Princeton) def. Chris Edge (MTSU), 6-4, 6-2
Max Rauch (MTSU) def. Bill Duo (Princeton), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Justin Barki (Princeton) def. Luis Morillo Diaz (MTSU), 6-3, 6-3
Pavel Motl (MTSU) def. Kabri Sarita (Princeton), 6-4, 7-5
Stijn Slump (MTSU) def. Noah Agarwal (Princeton), 6-0, 6-4
"We had a productive day at both events," Princeton coach Billy Pate said. "At Alabama, we battled some tough conditions with mid summer like heat and humidity. Nonetheless, it's great to embrace that challenge, face stiff competition and have some success. We got off to a solid start winning both doubles followed by all four guys registering impressive singles wins. We fought the heat a bit in the afternoon singles with Ryan experiencing some cramps, but I liked the attitude and fight from all four guys. Damian had a great day and really played the way he needs to be playing in terms of tactics and execution."
At Alabama, Damian Rodriguez, Ryan Seggerman, Davey Roberts and Payton Holden all advanced out of the first round of singles, but only Rodriguez moved on through round two. He'll face Tennessee's Preston Touliatos Saturday at 12:30 p.m. CT/1:30 p.m. ET in the draw's semifinals. In doubles play, both Tiger pairs moved on through round one, with Rodriguez and Seggerman as one pair and Roberts teaming with Holden. They'll play in separate draws' semifinals Saturday at 9 a.m. CT/10 a.m. ET. Two rounds of doubles and one round of singles are scheduled for Saturday.
"From all accounts the freshmen looked good at Penn," Pate said. "We'll look forward to getting back to work tomorrow at both tournaments."
At Penn, Princeton players won three of their seven singles matches and one of seven in doubles. Rookies Karl Poling, Will Peters and Justin Barki were the singles winners against Middle Tennessee with Bill Duo and Kabir Sarita getting a doubles win against MTSU.
Saturday's play at Penn will begin at 9:30 a.m. with one round of doubles and two rounds of singles.
at Alabama | Updated Draws/Match Schedule (PDF):
Crimson Singles Draw (Round 1)
Damian Rodriguez (Princeton) def. Franco Aubone (Miami), 7-5, 6-3
Ryan Seggerman (Princeton) def. Luca Wiedenmann (Tennessee), 6-3, 7-6(4)
Houndstooth Singles Draw (Round 1)
Davey Roberts (Princeton) def. Sam Fischer (Alabama), 6-4, 6-4
Payton Holden (Princeton) def. David Stevenson (Memphis), 7-6(4), 6-1
Crimson Singles Draw (Round 2)
Jacob Eskeland (Rice) def. Ryan Seggerman (Princeton), 6-7(4), 6-1, ret.
Damian Rodriguez (Princeton) def. Felix Ewers (Tulane), 6-2, 6-2
Houndstooth Singles Draw (Round 2)
Riccardo Roberto (Alabama) def. Payton Holden (Princeton), 6-0, 7-6
Oscar Cutting (Memphis) def. Davey Roberts (Princeton), 6-4, 6-4
Damian Rodriguez/Ryan Seggerman (Princeton) def. Pat Harper/Preston Touliatos (Tennessee), 8-6
Houndstooth Doubles Draw (Round 1)
Payton Holden/Davey Roberts (Princeton) def. Mohamed Abdel-Aziz/Karol Paluch (Rice), 8-7(5)
at Penn:
Doubles
Tom Moonen/Gonzalo Morell Raschiatore (MTSU) def. Justin Barki/Jimmy Wasserman (Princeton), 6-2
Chris Edge/Pavel Motl (MTSU) def. Karl Poling/Will Peters (Princeton), 6-1
Bill Duo/Kabir Sarita (Princeton) d. Max Rauch/Stijn Slump (MTSU), 6-3
James Davis/Matt Summers (Denver) def. Justin Barki/Karl Poling (Princeton), 7-5
Pedro Fernandez Del Valle/Mattia Ros (Denver) def. Bill Duo/Will Peters (Princeton), 6-2
Daniel Krulig/Eric Morris (Denver) def. Noah Agarwal/Jimmy Wasserman (Princeton), 6-4
Aaron Diemer/Sean Huynh (Denver) def. Connor Lee (Georgetown)/Kabir Sarita (Princeton), 6-2
Singles
Karl Poling (Princeton) def. Tom Moonen (MTSU), 6-3, 7-6
Gonzalo Morrell Raschiatore (MTSU) def. Jimmy Wasserman (Princeton), 6-3, 6-2
Will Peters (Princeton) def. Chris Edge (MTSU), 6-4, 6-2
Max Rauch (MTSU) def. Bill Duo (Princeton), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Justin Barki (Princeton) def. Luis Morillo Diaz (MTSU), 6-3, 6-3
Pavel Motl (MTSU) def. Kabri Sarita (Princeton), 6-4, 7-5
Stijn Slump (MTSU) def. Noah Agarwal (Princeton), 6-0, 6-4
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