Men's Tennis Opens Play at Orange & Blue Classic

Friday, September 24

Charlottesville, Va.

12:30 PM

Princeton University

UVA Fall Invitational

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

September 24, 2021 | Men's Tennis

Results

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Members of the Princeton University men's tennis team earned ranked wins in both doubles and singles on the opening day of the Orange & Blue Tennis Classic, hosted by the University of Virginia.

"I thought we had a promising day and we were pleased with many things we saw today," said Head Coach Billy Pate. "We dropped four of the five three-setters today so we can certainly make adjustments and be better on pivotal points.

The Tigers picked up a top-50 win in doubles, as seniors Karl Poling and Damian Rodriguez overcame No. 42 Bar Botzer and William Woodall of UVA, 8-6.

In singles, No. 101 Poling defeated No. 93 Botzer 6-0, 6-3, while freshman Aidan Mahoney took down Jefferson Dockter 6-2, 1-6, 6-3.

Results
Friday, September 24
Doubles
Karl Poling/Damian Rodriguez (PRIN) def. No. 42 Bar Botzer/William Woodall (UVA) 8-6
Chris Rodesch/Ryan Goetz (UVA) def. Thomas Bosancic/Bill Duo (Princeton) 8-2
Matthew Bosancic/Ben Smith (PRIN) def. Alexander Kiefer/Jefferson Docker (UVA) 8-5
Alan Kam/Filippos Astreinidis (PRIN) def. Ryan Bernstine/Matt Harper (VT) 8-7

Singles
No. 101 Karl Poling (PRIN) def. No. 93 Bar Botzer (UVA) 6-0, 6-3
No. 115 Chris Rodesch (UVA) def. Thomas Bosancic (PRIN) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
No. 77 Ryan Goetz (UVA) def. Damian Rodriguez (PRIN) 6-3, 7-6
Jackson Allen (UVA) def. Bill Duo (PRIN) 6-2, 6-2
Alexander Kiefer (UVA) def. Filippos Astreinidis (PRIN) 6-1, 6-7, 6-4
William Woodall (UVA) def. Matthew Bosancic (PRIN) 7-5, 6-7, 6-1
Aidan Mahoney (PRIN) def. Jefferson Dockter (UVA) 6-2, 1-6, 6-3

Up Next
Princeton resumes play at the Blue-&-Gold Classic tomorrow morning at 9 a.m.