Saturday, February 29
Princeton, N.J.
2:00 PM
Princeton University
4
vs
3
Old Dominion
Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
No. 24 Men’s Tennis Outlasts ODU, 4-3
February 29, 2020 | Men's Tennis
PRINCETON, N.J. – The No. 24 Princeton University men's tennis team outlasted Old Dominion University 4-3 Saturday inside Jadwin Gymnasium.
"It was a hard-fought win over a very good ODU team today," said head coach Billy Pate. "I don't think we were quite as sharp as we could've been, but credit to to PDU for continuing to fight and push us. It was an incredibly close doubles point that could've gone either way. As it turned out we needed every point we could get. Back at it tomorrow against another tough opponent in MTSU."
Doubles
Princeton won the doubles point as Justin Barki and Damian Rodriguez overcame Francois Msitelli and Younes Lalami 6-2 at No. 2 then Bill Duo and Karl Poling prevailed 7-6 over Tomislav Podvinski and Jannik Giesse at No. 3.
Singles
At the No. 3 position Barki overcame Podvisnki, 6-0, 6-4 and Davey Roberts earned a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Oliver Tobisch at No. 6. Will Peters also prevailed 7-5, 6-3 over Vidal at No. 5.
Results
No. 24 Princeton 4, Old Dominion 3
Singles
Order of finish: (3,4,6,5,1,2)
Doubles
Order of finish: (2,1,3)
Up Next
The Tigers will host No. 31 Middle Tennessee State University (13-4) inside Jadwin Gymnasium tomorrow at 1 p.m.
"It was a hard-fought win over a very good ODU team today," said head coach Billy Pate. "I don't think we were quite as sharp as we could've been, but credit to to PDU for continuing to fight and push us. It was an incredibly close doubles point that could've gone either way. As it turned out we needed every point we could get. Back at it tomorrow against another tough opponent in MTSU."
Doubles
Princeton won the doubles point as Justin Barki and Damian Rodriguez overcame Francois Msitelli and Younes Lalami 6-2 at No. 2 then Bill Duo and Karl Poling prevailed 7-6 over Tomislav Podvinski and Jannik Giesse at No. 3.
Singles
At the No. 3 position Barki overcame Podvisnki, 6-0, 6-4 and Davey Roberts earned a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Oliver Tobisch at No. 6. Will Peters also prevailed 7-5, 6-3 over Vidal at No. 5.
Results
No. 24 Princeton 4, Old Dominion 3
Singles
Order of finish: (3,4,6,5,1,2)
- Francois Musitelli (ODU) def. Karl Poling (PRIN) 7-6, 6-3
- Luca Maldoner (ODU) def. Ryan Seggerman (PRIN) 2-6, 6-4, 4-6
- Justin Barki (PRIN) def. Tomislav Podvinski (ODU) 6-0, 6-4
- Jannik Giesse (ODU) def. Damian Rodriguez (PRIN) 6-4, 6-4
- Will Peters (PRIN) Nicola Vidal (ODU) 7-5, 6-3
- Davey Roberts (PRIN)def. Oliver Tobisch (ODU) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
Order of finish: (2,1,3)
- Luca Maldoner/Nicola Vidal (ODU) def. #6 Ryan Seggerman/Payton Holden (PRIN) 7-5
- Justin Barki/Damian Rodriguez (PRIN) def. Francois Musitelli/Younes Lalami (ODU) 6-2
- Karl Poling/Bill Duo (PRIN) def. Tomislav Podvinski/Jannik Giesse (ODU) 7-6
Up Next
The Tigers will host No. 31 Middle Tennessee State University (13-4) inside Jadwin Gymnasium tomorrow at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Francois Musitelli / 0 [ODU]
76
63
#2 Singles Match
123
Luca Maldoner / 0 (120/-) [ODU]
646
264
#3 Singles Match
12
Tomislav Podvinski / 0 [ODU]
04
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Jannik Giesse / 0 [ODU]
66
44
#5 Singles Match
12
Nicola Vidal / 0 [ODU]
53
76
#6 Singles Match
12
Oliver Tobisch / 0 [ODU]
32
66
Order of Finish:
3,4,6,5,1,2
Players Mentioned
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