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Princeton University Athletics
Saturday, February 26
Montgomery, Ala.
1:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM CT
Princeton University
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VCU
Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
No. 29 Men's Tennis Concludes Play at Blue Gray Classic
February 26, 2022 | Men's Tennis
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The No. 29 Princeton University men's tennis team wrapped up play at the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic Saturday night, first defeating Virginia Commonwealth University 4-1, before falling 4-1 to Middle Tennessee State University.
"MTSU played a great match," said head coach Billy Pate. "It was a battle, as was our win earlier in the day against a very strong VCU team. Though we are disappointed not to win the title this was a good event for us. The Blue Gray is a special event and always a gray experience for our team. We were able to transition again to outdoors tennis and continue to improve and grown as a team. Some guys need to get completely healthy, but we're in a good place with our group and look forward to next weekend's home contest before our spring break trip."
In addition, Will Peters won the Sportsmanship Award for the tournament.
VCU
Princeton won the doubles point, after Karl Poling and Damian Rodriguez earned a 6-2 victory over Rayane Stable and Inigo Torre Martin at No. 2, and Thomas Bosanic and Filippos Astreinidis added a 7-5 win at No. 3 over Joaquim Almedia and Matisse Bobichon.
In singles, No. 107 Ryan Seggerman took down Charles Bertimon at No. 1, 4-6, 6-0, 7-5, and Justin Barki earned a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win over Maxence Bertimon at No. 2. At the No. 3 position, Karl Poling defeated Inigo Torre Martin, 6-4, 7-5.
No. 30 MTSU
In doubles, No. 35 Barki and Seggerman upended No. 23 Francisco Rocha and Oskar Poulsen, 6-2.
No. 107 Seggerman also earned a 6-1, 5-7 victory over No. 8- Stijn Slump at No. 1 singles.
Results
VCU
Doubles
Order of finish: (1, 2, 3)
Singles
Order of finish: (5, 1, 3, 2)
No. 30 MTSU
Doubles
Order of finish: (1, 3, 2)
Order of finish: (5, 1, 3, 2)
"MTSU played a great match," said head coach Billy Pate. "It was a battle, as was our win earlier in the day against a very strong VCU team. Though we are disappointed not to win the title this was a good event for us. The Blue Gray is a special event and always a gray experience for our team. We were able to transition again to outdoors tennis and continue to improve and grown as a team. Some guys need to get completely healthy, but we're in a good place with our group and look forward to next weekend's home contest before our spring break trip."
In addition, Will Peters won the Sportsmanship Award for the tournament.
VCU
Princeton won the doubles point, after Karl Poling and Damian Rodriguez earned a 6-2 victory over Rayane Stable and Inigo Torre Martin at No. 2, and Thomas Bosanic and Filippos Astreinidis added a 7-5 win at No. 3 over Joaquim Almedia and Matisse Bobichon.
In singles, No. 107 Ryan Seggerman took down Charles Bertimon at No. 1, 4-6, 6-0, 7-5, and Justin Barki earned a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win over Maxence Bertimon at No. 2. At the No. 3 position, Karl Poling defeated Inigo Torre Martin, 6-4, 7-5.
No. 30 MTSU
In doubles, No. 35 Barki and Seggerman upended No. 23 Francisco Rocha and Oskar Poulsen, 6-2.
No. 107 Seggerman also earned a 6-1, 5-7 victory over No. 8- Stijn Slump at No. 1 singles.
Results
VCU
Doubles
Order of finish: (1, 2, 3)
- No. 44 Charles Bertimon/Maxence Bertimon (VCU) def. No. 35 Ryan Seggerman/Justin Barki (PRIN) 6-2
- Karl Poling/Damian Rodriguez (PRIN) def. Rayane Stable/Inigo Torre Martin (VCU) 6-2
- Thomas Bosancic/Filippos Astreinidis (PRIN) def. Joaquim Almedia/Matisse Bobichon (VCU) 7-5
Singles
Order of finish: (5, 1, 3, 2)
- No. 107 Ryan Seggerman (PRIN) def. Charles Bertimon (VCU) 4-6, 6-0, 7-5
- Justin Barki (PRIN) def. Maxence Bertimon (VCU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
- Karl Poling (PRIN) def. Inigo Torre Martin (VCU) 6-4, 7-5
- Damian Rodriguez (PRIN) vs. Rayane Stable (VCU) 2-6, 6-1, 6-5, UF
- Matisse Bobichon (VCU) vs. Thomas Bosancic (PRIN) 7-6, 6-3
- Joaquim Almedia (VCU) vs. Will Peters (PRIN) 6-1, 6-6, UF
No. 30 MTSU
Doubles
Order of finish: (1, 3, 2)
- No. 35 Ryan Seggerman/Justin Barki (PRIN) def. No. 23 Francisco Rocha/Oskar Poulsen (MTSU) 6-2
- Pavel Motl/Stijn Slump (MTSU) def. Karl Poling/Damian Rodriguez (PRIN) 7-5
- Chris Edge/Stepan Holis (PRIN) def. Thomas Bosancic/Filippos Astreinidis (PRIN) 6-3
Order of finish: (5, 1, 3, 2)
- No. 107 Ryan Seggerman (PRIN) def. No. 80 Stijn Slump (MTSU) 6-1, 7-5
- No. 115 Francisco Rocha (MTSU) def. Justin Barki (PRIN) 6-4, 5-7
- Chris Edge (MTSU) def. Karl Poling (PRIN) 6-4, 6-1
- Stepan Holis (MTSU) def. Damian Rodriguez (PRIN) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
- Oskar Poulsen (MTSU) vs. Thomas Bosancic (PRIN) 5-7 7-6 (7-4), UF
- Pavel Motl (MTSU) vs. Will Peters (PRIN) 6-4, 2-6, 1-5, UF
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
123
Charles Bertimon / 0 [VCU]
605
467
#2 Singles Match
123
Maxence Bertimon / 0 [VCU]
463
646
#3 Singles Match
12
Inigo Torre Martin / 0 [VCU]
45
67
#4 Singles Match
1234
Rayane Stable / 0 [VCU]
615UF
266UF
#5 Singles Match
12
Matisse Bobichon / 0 [VCU]
76
63
#6 Singles Match
123
Joaquim Almeida / 0 [VCU]
66UF
36UF
Order of Finish:
5,1,3,2
Players Mentioned
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