Men’s Tennis to Face Marquette, Wisconsin & No. 14 NC State

PRINCETON, N.J. – Following a pair of victories to open its season, the Princeton University men's tennis team will take on Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin, Madison Friday then return home to host No. 17 North Carolina State University.

The Tigers will take on Marquette at 23 p.m. CT/1 p.m. ET and Wisconsin at 6 p.m. CT/7 p.m. ET. Both matches will take place in Madison, Wisconsin, at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium.

Princeton will then host the No. 17 Wolfpack at 2 p.m. on Sunday, February 2 inside Jadwin Gymnasium.

Tiger Notes
The Tigers opened their season with a pair of 7-0 victories against the University of Buffalo and Drexel University on Sunday, January 26 inside Jadwin Gymnasium.

Princeton ended the fall with a pair of nationally-ranked doubles tandems. Senior Payton Holden and junior Ryan Seggerman were tabbed at No. 13, jumping up two spots from their No. 15 ranking in the preseason rankings announced on Tuesday, September 17. The pairing posted an 11-3 record during the fall, including a run to the quarterfinals at the prestigious Oracle/ITA National Fall Championships.

Entering the national top-60 from Princeton was junior Damian Rodriguez and sophomore Karl Poling, who were tabbed at No. 58. The duo were rewarded for their 4-1 record throughout the fall.

Scouting Marquette
Marquette is 0-2 on the season, most recently falling 5-2 to the University of Iowa on Saturday, January 25.

In 2018-19, Marquette finished with a 15-9 record and advanced to the Big East championship match, where they fell 4-3 to St. John's University.

Scouting Wisconsin
The Badgers have a 5-0 record this season, most recently defeating Northern Illinois University on Sunday, January 26.

Last season Wisconsin finished with a 10-12 record, including a 4-7 record in Big Ten play. The Badgers fell 4-0 to the University of Minnesota in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament.

Scouting No. 14 NC State
No. 14 NC State is 6-0 on the season, defeating the No. 23 University of Virginia 4-1 in its most recent match. The Wolfpack has one ranked doubles duo No. 32 Yannai Barkai and Yadas Babelis

The Wolfpack was 19-11 last season and posted an 8-4 record in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) play.

Up Next
Princeton will host No. 17 North Carolina State University (6-0) on Sunday, February 2 inside Jadwin Gymnasium.

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