Sunday, March 1
Princeton, N.J.
1:00 PM
Princeton University
4
vs
1
Middle Tennessee
Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
No. 24 Men’s Tennis Overcomes No. 31 MTSU, 4-1
March 01, 2020 | Men's Tennis
PRINCETON, N.J. – The No. 24 Princeton University men's tennis team picked up another win over a nationally ranked opponent Sunday inside Jadwin Gymnasium as the Tigers overcame No. 31 Middle Tennessee State University, 4-1.
"We had a strong performance today and I felt we came out better prepared today for a tough MTSU squad," said head coach Billy Pate. "We had a great start in doubles which carried over to singles wwhere we fon five first sets. MTSU made a push and started gaining some momentum but I was proud of how we were able to close it out. Bill Duo did a great job finishing his match with confidence and sealing the win. We'll have a day off then get back to work in preparation for Penn State on Friday."
Doubles
Princeton was successful in winning the doubles point thanks to a 6-3 win at No. 2 by Damian Rodriguez and Justin Barki over Chris Edge and Tom Moonen and a 6-0 victory at No. 3 by Bill Duo and Karl Poling over Max Rauch and Francisco Rocha.
Singles
Barki continued his strong play, overcoming Slump 6-3, 6-0 at the No. 3 position then Will Peters got the best of Rauch at No. 4, 6-2, 6-2. At No. 6, Duo defeated Pavel Motl 6-1, 7-5.
Results
No. 11 Princeton 4, No. 31 MTSU 1
Doubles
Order of finish: (3,2)
Singles
Order of finish: (3,2,4,6)
Up Next
The Tigers will take on Pennsylvania State University on Friday, March 6 at 4 p.m. in State College, Pennsylvania.
"We had a strong performance today and I felt we came out better prepared today for a tough MTSU squad," said head coach Billy Pate. "We had a great start in doubles which carried over to singles wwhere we fon five first sets. MTSU made a push and started gaining some momentum but I was proud of how we were able to close it out. Bill Duo did a great job finishing his match with confidence and sealing the win. We'll have a day off then get back to work in preparation for Penn State on Friday."
Doubles
Princeton was successful in winning the doubles point thanks to a 6-3 win at No. 2 by Damian Rodriguez and Justin Barki over Chris Edge and Tom Moonen and a 6-0 victory at No. 3 by Bill Duo and Karl Poling over Max Rauch and Francisco Rocha.
Singles
Barki continued his strong play, overcoming Slump 6-3, 6-0 at the No. 3 position then Will Peters got the best of Rauch at No. 4, 6-2, 6-2. At No. 6, Duo defeated Pavel Motl 6-1, 7-5.
Results
No. 11 Princeton 4, No. 31 MTSU 1
Doubles
Order of finish: (3,2)
- #6 Ryan Seggerman/Payton Holden (PRIN) def. Pavel Motl/Stijn Slump (MTSU) 4-3, unfinished
- Damian Rodriguez/Justin Barki (PRIN) def. Chris Edge/Tom Moonen (MTSU) 6-3
- Bill Duo/Karl Poling (PRIN) def. Max Rauch/Francisco Rocha (MTSU) 6-0
Singles
Order of finish: (3,2,4,6)
- Karl Poling (PRIN) vs. Tom Moonen (MTSU) 6-0, 3-6, 3-2, unfinished
- Chris Edge (MTSU) def. Ryan Seggerman (PRIN) 6-4, 6-2
- Justin Barki (PRIN) def. Stijn Slump (MTSU) 6-3, 6-0
- Will Peters (PRIN) def. Max Rauch (MTSU) 6-2, 6-2
- Davey Roberts (PRIN) vs. Francisco Rocha (MTSU) 6-3, 4-4, unfinished
- Bill Duo (PRIN) def. Pavel Motl (MTSU) 6-1, 7-5
Up Next
The Tigers will take on Pennsylvania State University on Friday, March 6 at 4 p.m. in State College, Pennsylvania.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
1234
Tom Moonen / 0 [MTSU]
062UF
633UF
#2 Singles Match
12
Chris Edge / 0 [MTSU]
66
42
#3 Singles Match
12
Stijn Slump / 0 [MTSU]
30
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Max Rauch / 0 [MTSU]
22
66
#5 Singles Match
123
Francisco Rocha / 0 [MTSU]
34UF
64UF
#6 Singles Match
12
Pavel Motl / 0 [MTSU]
15
67
Order of Finish:
3,2,4,6
Players Mentioned
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