Men's Tennis Outlasts Yale, Advances To Final At ECAC Championships

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Men's Tennis

September 20, 12AM

vs ITA All Americans - Prequalifying

Men's Tennis

September 22, 12AM

vs ITA All Americans - Qualifying

Men's Tennis

September 24, 12AM

vs ITA All Americans - Main Draw

Men's Tennis

September 26, 12AM

at Yale Invitational

Men's Tennis

October 16, 12AM

vs ITA Regionals

Princeton, N.J.

PHILADELPHIA – The Princeton University men's tennis team outlasted Yale, 4-3, Saturday evening at the Hecht Tennis Center and advanced to the final at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships.

Despite Sebastian Sec and Ellis Short defeating Jim Ji and Eric Lee at No. 3, 7-5, the Tigers dropped the doubles point to the Bulldogs.

Princeton responded strongly in singles, with Aleksandar Mitric knocking off Walker Oberg 6-3, 6-2 t No. 6 then Ellis Short earning a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 triumph at No. 5 over Roee Benya. No. 69 Paul Inchauspe overcame falling in the first set to bounce back and beat No. 73 Theo Dean at No. 1, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3, then Fnu Nidunjianzan clinched the match for the Tigers at No. 2, outlasting Vigneesh Gogineni 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.

Results
Princeton 4, Yale 3
Doubles
Order of finish: (1, 3, 2)

Roee Benya/Vigneesh Gogineni (YALE) def. Paul Inchauspe/Landon Ardila (PRIN) 6-4
Theo Dean/Walker Oberg (YALE) def. Alan Kam/Evan Wen (PRIN) 7-5
Sebastian Sec/Ellis Short (PRIN) def. Jim Ji/Eric Li (YALE) 7-5

Singles
Order of finish: (6, 3, 5, 4, 1, 2)

No. 69 Paul Inchauspe (PRIN) def. No. 73 Theo Dean (YALE) 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
Fnu Nidunjianzan (PRIN) def. Vigneesh Gogineni (YALE) 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
Eric Li (YALE) def. Sebastian Sec (PRIN) 6-4, 6-2
Jim Ji (YALE) def. Landon Ardila (PRIN) 1-6, 6-4, 6-4
Ellis Short (PRIN) def. Roee Benya (YALE) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
Aleksandar Mitric (PRIN) def. Walker Oberg (YALE) 6-3, 6-2

Up Next
The Tigers face the University of Pennsylvania (8-4) in the Championship Match at 6 p.m.

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