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Princeton University Athletics
Friday, April 22
Princeton, N.J.
2:00 PM
Princeton University
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vs
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Cornell
Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
Men’s Tennis upends Cornell 4-1
April 22, 2022 | Men's Tennis
PRINCETON, N.J. – The No. 39 Princeton University men's tennis team defeated No. 65 Cornell 4-1, a proper send-off for the class of 2022 on senior day.
The Tigers clinched the doubles point, as the tandem of Damian Rodriguez and Karl Poling cruised past Adit Sinha and Nathan Mao 6-1 at No. 2, while the pair of Thomas Bosancic and Filippos Astreinidis dispatched Pietro Rimondini and Evan Bynoe 6-2 at No. 3.
In singles, Justin Barki got by Vladislav Melnic 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 at No. 2 as Karl Poling overcame Radu Papoe 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 at No. 3. Meanwhile, Will Peters earned a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Pietro Rimondini at No. 4.
"I'm very proud of our team today, especially seeing so many of the seniors contribute on their final home match at Princeton," said Head Coach Billy Pate. "It's a little bittersweet because this is an incredible group of five young men. We have a bigger group graduating due to the pandemic and gap years - but these five will go down as substantial contributors for our program. They set a great tone for our culture with how they have represented our university. I know they want to finish off their careers as strong as possible and we'll look forward to the challenge at Columbia on Sunday. We're in contention for an at-large NCAA berth and we'd like to do everything possible to secure that. Today was a good step and I'm really proud of how we weathered a tough challenge from a very good Cornell team. It was a battle after doubles, though we were making a resounding push toward winning when Justin clinched the 4th point on his court."
Results
Doubles
Order of finish: (2, 3)
Order of finish: (1, 4, 3, 2)
Next up: The Tigers will play their regular season finale at No. 25 Columbia on Sunday, April 24th at 1:00 p.m.
The Tigers clinched the doubles point, as the tandem of Damian Rodriguez and Karl Poling cruised past Adit Sinha and Nathan Mao 6-1 at No. 2, while the pair of Thomas Bosancic and Filippos Astreinidis dispatched Pietro Rimondini and Evan Bynoe 6-2 at No. 3.
In singles, Justin Barki got by Vladislav Melnic 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 at No. 2 as Karl Poling overcame Radu Papoe 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 at No. 3. Meanwhile, Will Peters earned a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Pietro Rimondini at No. 4.
"I'm very proud of our team today, especially seeing so many of the seniors contribute on their final home match at Princeton," said Head Coach Billy Pate. "It's a little bittersweet because this is an incredible group of five young men. We have a bigger group graduating due to the pandemic and gap years - but these five will go down as substantial contributors for our program. They set a great tone for our culture with how they have represented our university. I know they want to finish off their careers as strong as possible and we'll look forward to the challenge at Columbia on Sunday. We're in contention for an at-large NCAA berth and we'd like to do everything possible to secure that. Today was a good step and I'm really proud of how we weathered a tough challenge from a very good Cornell team. It was a battle after doubles, though we were making a resounding push toward winning when Justin clinched the 4th point on his court."
Results
Doubles
Order of finish: (2, 3)
- No. 31 Justin Barki/Ryan Seggerman (PRIN) vs. Alafia Ayeni/Vladislav Melnic (CORN) 6-5, UF
- Damian Rodriguez/Karl Poling (PRIN def. Adit Sinha/Nathan Mao (CORN) 6-1
- Thomas Bosancic /Filippos Astreinidis (PRIN) def. Pietro Rimondini/Evan Bynoe (CORN) 6-2
Order of finish: (1, 4, 3, 2)
- No. 44 Alafia Ayeni (CORN) def. No. 48 Ryan Seggerman (PRIN) 6-2, 6-3
- Justin Barki (PRIN) def. Vladislav Melnic (CORN) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6
- Karl Poling (PRIN) def. Radu Papoe (CORN) 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
- Will Peters (PRIN) def. Pietro Rimondini (CORN) 6-3, 6-4
- Thomas Bosancic (PRIN) vs. Adit Sinha (CORN) 7-5, 4-6, 5-0 (UF)
- Bill Duo (PRIN) vs. Evan Bynoe (CORN) 6-2, 4-6, 5-5 (UF)
Next up: The Tigers will play their regular season finale at No. 25 Columbia on Sunday, April 24th at 1:00 p.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Alafia Ayeni / 0 (44/-) [CORN]
66
23
#2 Singles Match
123
Vladislav Melnic / 0 [CORN]
266
647
#3 Singles Match
123
Radu Papoe / 0 [CORN]
632
166
#4 Singles Match
12
Pietro Rimondini / 0 [CORN]
34
66
#5 Singles Match
1234
Adit Sinha / 0 [CORN]
560UF
745UF
#6 Singles Match
1234
Evan Bynoe / 0 [CORN]
265UF
645UF
Order of Finish:
1,3,4,2
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