Poling Advances to Consolation Semifinal at ITA Men’s All-American Championships

Friday, October 8

Tulsa, Okla.

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Princeton University

ITA Men's All-American Championships

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Poling Advances to Consolation Semifinal at ITA Men’s All-American Championships

October 08, 2021 | Men's Tennis

Tournament Central

TULSA, Okla. – Senior No. 101 Karl Poling of the Princeton University men's tennis team advanced to the consolation semifinals Friday at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Men's All-American Championships.

Poling was up 6-4, 3-1 against No. 125 Tyler Zeitvogal of Pepperdine before Zeitvogal retired due to injury, resulting in Poling advancing to the consolation quarterfinals. He then earned a spot in the semifinals after defeating Auburn's Tad Maclean, 6-3, 6-0.

Senior Justin Barki also had an impressive day prior to succumbing to injury, as he overcame No. 30 Tyler Zink of Oklahoma State, 7-6 (5), 6-2, before withdrawing from his next match against No. 106 Henry Schulenburg of Harvard.

Results
Saturday, October 2
Singles
Damian Rodriguez (PRIN) def. Alexander Gima (SM) 6-4, 6-2
Francisco Pini (OSU) def. Damian Rodriguez (PRIN) 4-6, 6-2, 10-8

Monday, October 4
Doubles
Karl Poling/Damian Rodriguez (PRIN) def. Raphael Lambling/James Story (SC) 6-4, 6-2
Karl Poling/Damian Rodriguez (PRIN) def. Alex Reco/Nico Rousset (UA) 6-3, 6-3

Singles
Justin Barki (PRIN) def. No. 116 Finn Bass (BU) 6-4, 6-3
No. 122 Blake Croyder (UGA) def. Thomas Bosancic (PRIN) 6-2, 6-4

Tuesday, October 5
Doubles
Finn Reynolds/John Hallquist Lithén (OM) def. Karl Poling/Damian Rodriguez (PRIN) 2-6, 6-4 (10-7)

Singles
Justin Barki (PRIN) def. Vlad Lobak (LSU) 6-1, 6-4
Toby Samuel (SC) def. No. 49 Justin Barki (PRIN) 6-4, 6-4
Thomas Bosancic (PRIN) def. Athell Bennett (PU) 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1

Wednesday, October 6
Doubles
No. 59 Alexandre Rotsart/Arthur Ferry (STAN) def. Justin Barki/Thomas Bosancic (PRIN) 6-2, 6-2

Singles
No. 48 Arthur Fery (STAN) def. Justin Barki (PRIN) 6-2, 6-1
No. 28 August Holmgren (USD) def. No. 101 Karl Poling 7-5, 4-6, 6-1

Thursday, October 7
Doubles
Filip Malbasic/Herman Hoeyeraal (ARIZ) def. Justin Barki/Thomas Bosancic (PRIN) 4-6, 6-3, 12-10

Singles
Justin Barki (PRIN) vs. Francois Musitelli (UK) 5-2, retired
Karl Poling (PRIN) vs. Lodewijk Westrate (USC) 6-1, retired

Friday, October 8
Singles
Justin Barki (PRIN) def. No. 30 Tyler Zink (OSU) 7-6 (5), 6-2
No. 106 Henry Schulenburg (HU) vs. Justin Barki (Prin) 4-3, retired
No. 101 Karl Poling (PRIN) vs. No 125 Tyler Zeitvogal (PEPP) 6-4, 3-1 (retired)
No. 101 Karl Poling (PRIN) def. Tad Maclean (AU) 6-3, 6-0

Up Next
Poling will take on No. 115 Chris Rodesch of Virginia for a spot in the consolation final tomorrow.