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Princeton University Athletics
Men’s Tennis To Host Farnsworth Invitational
October 31, 2024 | Men's Tennis
PRINCETON, N.J.- Coming off successful runs at the Ivy League Individual Championships and ITA Regionals, the Tigers are back on their home courts to host the Farnsworth Invitational.
Princeton will compete against players from UNC Chapel Hill, Rice, Texas A&M and Washington.
Landon Ardila, Filippos Astreinidis, Meecah Bigun, Matthew Bosancic, Paul Inchauspe, Alan Kam, Aidan Mahoney, Milan Markovits, Aleksandar Mitric, Fnu Nidunjianzan, Ellis Short and Evan Wen and will represent the Tigers at the tournament.
Schedule
Friday Nov. 1 - 10:00 AM - A&M/UW vs. Rice
Friday Nov. 1 - 2:00 PM - Princeton vs. UNC Saturday
Saturday Nov. 2 - 10:00 AM - Princeton vs. A&M/UW
Saturday Nov. 2 - 2:00 PM - Rice vs. UNC
Sunday Nov. 3 - 9:00 AM - A&M/UW v. UNC
Sunday Nov. 3 - 1:00 PM - Rice vs. Princeton
Behind the Name
The annual Farnsworth Invitational, a fall event hosted by the men's tennis program, is named in honor of Ted Farnsworth '84, a former Tiger All-American, and among the best players in college tennis. He also won the Senior Player of the year for college tennis in 1984, which became the ITA Farnsworth Senior Player of the Year Award. Following graduation, Farnsworth played briefly on the pro tour before enrolling in officer training school to become a naval aviator - where he was part of the Top Gun program. Tragically, at age 31, Lieutenant Farnsworth was killed when his F/A-18 Hornet aircraft crashed while on a nighttime training mission in Nevada. Former Princeton Coach David Benjamin renamed the annual Princeton Invitational the "Farnsworth Invitational" starting in 1994 to honor Ted and his wonderful contributions to Princeton and his country.
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