Men's Tennis Downs Dartmouth 4-1, Finishes Third at ECAC Championship

Sunday, February 16

Ithaca. N.Y.

12:00 PM

Princeton University

Dartmouth

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Men's Tennis Downs Dartmouth 4-1, Finishes Third at ECAC Championship

February 16, 2020 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Princeton University men's tennis team earned a third-place finish at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship (ECAC) Sunday, defeating Ivy League foe Dartmouth College 4-1 at the Reis Tennis Center on the campus of Cornell University.

"Today was a quality win over a Dartmouth team that has beaten some strong nationally-ranked teams this year," said head coach Billy Pate. "It's always a tough match with them and today was no different. I was happy to see Ryan and Karl come through in pressurized situations against tough players. It was a valuable weekend for us to play three highly competitive matches and finding ourselves in a battle in each of them. We were able to grow as a team and improve for the next slate of matches at the Blue Gray."

Doubles
Princeton started the match off on a high note, winning the doubles point. At No. 1, eighth-ranked Ryan Seggerman and Payton Holden took down No. 30 David Horneffer and Charlie Broom then at the No. 3 position, Karl Poling and Bill Duo defeated Dan Martin and Pierce Widdecombe, 6-4.

Singles
While Princeton fell at the No. 1 position, Will Peters bounced back with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Alejandro Quiles at No. 4. At No. 2, Seggerman went to three with Martin and came out on top 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 then at the No. 4 position, Karl Poling overcame No. 97 Charlie Broom 5-4, 5-7, 6-3.

Seggerman def. Martin! (6-4, 3-6, 6-3)
Princeton: 3
Dartmouth: 1 pic.twitter.com/8Orp89Y2GD
— Princeton Men's Tennis (@ptonmenstennis) February 16, 2020

Poling def #97 Broom (6-4, 5-7, 6-3)
Princeton def. Dartmouth 4-1 pic.twitter.com/b3ZQcsmxBg
— Princeton Men's Tennis (@ptonmenstennis) February 16, 2020

Results
Princeton, Dartmouth

Singles
Order of finish: (6,4,2,1)

Karl Poling (PRIN) def. #97 Charlie Broom (DC) 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
Ryan Seggerman (PRIN) def. Dan Martin (DC) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Damian Rodriguez (PRIN) Peter Conklin (DC) 6-7, 7-6, 1-4, unfinished
Will Peters (PRIN) def. Alejandro Quiles (DC) 6-2, 6-3
Davey Roberts (PRIN) vs. Pierce Widdecombe (PRIN) 4-6, 6-2, 5-3, unfinished
Dominik Pauli (DC) def. Bill Duo (PRIN) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles:
Order of finish: (1,3)

#8 Ryan Seggerman/Payton Holden (PRIN) def. David Horneffer/Charlie Broom (DC) 6-1
Peter Conklin/Casey Ross (DC) vs. Justin Barki/Damian Rodriguez (PRIN) 5-4, unfinished
Karl Poling/Bill Duo (PRIN) def. Dan Martin/Pierce Widdecombe (DC) 6-4