Friday, March 17
San Diego, Calif.
1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT
Princeton University
4
vs
3
San Diego
Will Peters had the clinching point in Friday's win at San Diego.
Photo by: Shelley M. Szwast
No. 51 Princeton Rallies Past No. 34 San Diego
March 17, 2023 | Men's Tennis
Winning four straight singles matches to close the day, the No. 51-ranked Princeton men's tennis team was a 4-3 winner over No. 34 San Diego to open the Ed Collins Spring Classic on Friday in San Diego.
Princeton fell behind 3-0 after the Toreros won the doubles point and the first two matches off court at one and five. Princeton answered with straight-set wins from Thomas Bosancic on court two and Matthew Bosancic on court six to pull within 3-2, and both Sebastian Sec and Will Peters won in three sets after rallying from losing the first set to provide the tying and clinching points for Princeton.
"It was a phenomenal effort for our guys today to rally from a 0-3 hole and beat a team that is incredibly tough on their home courts," Princeton coach Billy Pate said. "We have a tremendous amount of respect for (USD) coach (Ryan) Keckley and his program. They have had our number the last couple of times so it was gratifying to see us make the adjustment outdoors and win a gritty match on the road. We need to continue getting better and will have a tough assignment tomorrow with Utah."
The Tigers will face No. 70 Utah Saturday as the tournament continues. Match details are to be announced.
#51 Princeton 4, #34 San Diego 3 Mar 17, 2023 at San Diego, Calif. (Hogan Tennis Center) Singles competition 1. #104 Iiro Vasa (USD) def. Fnu Nidunjianzan (PRIN) 6-2, 6-1 2. Thomas Bosancic (PRIN) def. Oliver Tarvet (USD) 7-6, 6-2 3. Will Peters (PRIN) def. Stian Klaassen (USD) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 4. Sebastian Sec (PRIN) def. Sacchitt Sharrma (USD) 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 5. Marvin Schaber (USD) def. Ellis Short (PRIN) 6-4, 6-3 6. Matthew Bosancic (PRIN) def. Neo Niedner (USD) 6-4, 7-5 Doubles competition 1. Iiro Vasa/Sacchitt Sharrma (USD) def. Thomas Bosancic/Ellis Short (PRIN) 6-2 2. Oliver Tarvet/Stian Klaassen (USD) vs. Fnu Nidunjianzan/Filippos Astreinidis (PRIN) 5-3, unfinished 3. Marvin Schaber/Lambert Ruland (USD) def. Will Peters/Sebastian Sec (PRIN) 6-4 Match Notes Princeton 10-8; National ranking #51 San Diego 10-5; National ranking #34 Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (1,5,2,6,4,3) T-3:19 A-73
Princeton fell behind 3-0 after the Toreros won the doubles point and the first two matches off court at one and five. Princeton answered with straight-set wins from Thomas Bosancic on court two and Matthew Bosancic on court six to pull within 3-2, and both Sebastian Sec and Will Peters won in three sets after rallying from losing the first set to provide the tying and clinching points for Princeton.
"It was a phenomenal effort for our guys today to rally from a 0-3 hole and beat a team that is incredibly tough on their home courts," Princeton coach Billy Pate said. "We have a tremendous amount of respect for (USD) coach (Ryan) Keckley and his program. They have had our number the last couple of times so it was gratifying to see us make the adjustment outdoors and win a gritty match on the road. We need to continue getting better and will have a tough assignment tomorrow with Utah."
The Tigers will face No. 70 Utah Saturday as the tournament continues. Match details are to be announced.
#51 Princeton 4, #34 San Diego 3 Mar 17, 2023 at San Diego, Calif. (Hogan Tennis Center) Singles competition 1. #104 Iiro Vasa (USD) def. Fnu Nidunjianzan (PRIN) 6-2, 6-1 2. Thomas Bosancic (PRIN) def. Oliver Tarvet (USD) 7-6, 6-2 3. Will Peters (PRIN) def. Stian Klaassen (USD) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 4. Sebastian Sec (PRIN) def. Sacchitt Sharrma (USD) 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 5. Marvin Schaber (USD) def. Ellis Short (PRIN) 6-4, 6-3 6. Matthew Bosancic (PRIN) def. Neo Niedner (USD) 6-4, 7-5 Doubles competition 1. Iiro Vasa/Sacchitt Sharrma (USD) def. Thomas Bosancic/Ellis Short (PRIN) 6-2 2. Oliver Tarvet/Stian Klaassen (USD) vs. Fnu Nidunjianzan/Filippos Astreinidis (PRIN) 5-3, unfinished 3. Marvin Schaber/Lambert Ruland (USD) def. Will Peters/Sebastian Sec (PRIN) 6-4 Match Notes Princeton 10-8; National ranking #51 San Diego 10-5; National ranking #34 Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (1,5,2,6,4,3) T-3:19 A-73
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
21
Iiro Vasa / 0 [USD]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
76
Oliver Tarvet / 0 [USD]
62
#3 Singles Match
123
367
Stian Klaassen / 0 [USD]
645
#4 Singles Match
123
567
Sacchitt Sharrma / 0 [USD]
735
#5 Singles Match
12
43
Marvin Schaber / 0 [USD]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
67
Neo Niedner / 0 [USD]
45
Order of Finish:
1,5,2,6,4,3
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