Men’s Tennis Concludes Ivy League Play with Matches Against Cornell & Columbia

Match 25: No. 39 Princeton (17-7, 3-2) vs. No. 65 Cornell (16-6, 3-1)
Date: Friday, April 22nd
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
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Match 26: No. 39 Princeton (17-7, 3-2) at No. 25 Columbia (12-6, 2-1)
Date: Sunday, April 24th
Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
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PRINCETON, N.J. – The No. 39 Princeton University men's tennis team welcomes No. 65 Cornell to the Lenz Tennis Center Friday at 2:00 p.m. Before the match, Princeton will celebrate the class of 2022. Five seniors will be honored, including Justin Barki, Bill Duo, Karl Poling, Damian Rodriguez and Ryan Seggerman.

The team will then travel to New York for a Sunday matchup with No. 25 Columbia at 1:00 p.m.

Last Time Out
The Princeton University men's tennis team fell to No. 13 Harvard 5-2 on Saturday, before bouncing back with a 5-2 win over Dartmouth to close the weekend.

The Tigers captured the doubles point against the Big Green, with Justin Barki and Ryan Seggerman cruising to a 6-1 victory over Anders Gibbons and Dominik Pauli in the No. 1 spot, while Damian Rodriguez and Karl Poling dropped Logan Chang and Daniel Webb 6-1 in the No. 3 spot.

In singles, Ryan Seggerman defeated Anders Gibbons 6-4, 6-4 at No. 1, as Justin Barki got by Carlos Guerrero Alvarez 6-0, 7-6 at No. 2. Playing in the No. 5 spot, Will Peters downed Pierce Widdecombe 6-3, 6-4 while Bill Duo dispatched Daniel Webb 6-3, 6-2 in the No. 6 spot.

Tigers in the Rankings
Ryan Seggerman checks in at No. 48 in singles, while Seggerman and partner Justin Barki are ranked No. 31 in doubles. As a team, the Tigers are 39th in the nation.

Last Time They Met
The Tigers faced Cornell in this year's ECAC Championships, defeating the Big Red 4-2. The orange and black last played Columbia in 2019, falling to the Lions 5-2.

Scouting Cornell
The No. 65 Big Red are 16-6 this season with a 3-1 conference record. Alafia Ayeni is ranked No. 44 in singles, while the tandem of Ayeni and Vladislav Melnic are ranked No. 39 in doubles. In their most recent match, the Big Red swept Brown 4-0.

Scouting Columbia
The No. 25 Lions are 12-6 this season with a 2-1 conference record. Alex Kotzen is ranked No. 17 in singles while the tandem of Max Westphal/Theo Winegar are ranked No. 47 in doubles. Prior to taking on Princeton, Columbia will travel to Philadelphia to battle the University of Pennsylvania on Friday, April 22nd at 2:00 p.m.

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