Friday, May 3
Charlottesville, Va.
1:00 PM ET
Princeton University
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No. 32 Men's Tennis Falls Just Short To No. 40 VCU In NCAA Tournament First Round
May 03, 2024 | Men's Tennis
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 32 Princeton University men's tennis team battled valiantly but fell just short to No. 40 VCU, 4-2, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday afternoon at the Virginia Tennis Facility at the Boar's Head Sports Club.
"Credit to VCU they rallied hard from a deficit and swung the momentum late," said Head Coach Billy Pate. "I believe this is the first time this spring we didn't quite demonstrate the resiliency we've shown getting to this point. It's a bitter pill, but we will learn and grow from this successful season. We always go into any year with the goal of making the NCAA's while also advancing through the tournament. This team will be poised to do that and today won't detract from the positive growth we've had and the future success we expect. We will now look forward to Paul competing in the NCAA singles championships and hopefully he and Filippos can earn a spot in doubles from their current position on the alternate list."
The Tigers got off to a strong start, with the duo of Alan Kam and Sebastian Sec first taking down Mathis Bondaz and Romain Gales, 6-2, at No. 3 before No. 32 Paul Inchauspe and Filippos Astreinidis and Paul Inchauspe clinched the doubles point by outlasting No. 47 German Samofalov and Oscar Pinto Sansano, 6-4, at No. 1.
Singles saw Ellis Short take down Hamza El Amine at No. 5, 6-3, 6-1.
The NCAA Tournament appearance was the Tigers' second in the past three seasons and tenth in program history.
Results
Doubles
Order of finish: (3, 2, 1)
Singles
Order of finish: (5, 2, 4,3)
Up Next
No. 27 Inchauspe will play at the NCAA Championships in the singles competition from May 20-25 at the Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma. No. 29 Inchasupe and Astreinidis were also selected as alternates for the doubles competition.
"Credit to VCU they rallied hard from a deficit and swung the momentum late," said Head Coach Billy Pate. "I believe this is the first time this spring we didn't quite demonstrate the resiliency we've shown getting to this point. It's a bitter pill, but we will learn and grow from this successful season. We always go into any year with the goal of making the NCAA's while also advancing through the tournament. This team will be poised to do that and today won't detract from the positive growth we've had and the future success we expect. We will now look forward to Paul competing in the NCAA singles championships and hopefully he and Filippos can earn a spot in doubles from their current position on the alternate list."
The Tigers got off to a strong start, with the duo of Alan Kam and Sebastian Sec first taking down Mathis Bondaz and Romain Gales, 6-2, at No. 3 before No. 32 Paul Inchauspe and Filippos Astreinidis and Paul Inchauspe clinched the doubles point by outlasting No. 47 German Samofalov and Oscar Pinto Sansano, 6-4, at No. 1.
Singles saw Ellis Short take down Hamza El Amine at No. 5, 6-3, 6-1.
The NCAA Tournament appearance was the Tigers' second in the past three seasons and tenth in program history.
Results
Doubles
Order of finish: (3, 2, 1)
- No. 32 Paul Inchauspe/Filippos Astreinidis (PRIN) def. No. 47 German Samofalov/Oscar Pinto Sansano (VCU) 6-4
- Matisse Bobichon/Hamza El Amine (VCU) def. Fnu Nidunjianzan/Landon Ardila (PRIN) 7-5
- Sebastian Sec/Alan Kam (PRIN) def. Mathis Bondaz/Romain Gales (VCU) 6-2
Singles
Order of finish: (5, 2, 4,3)
- No. 57 Mathis Bondaz (VCU) def. No. 27 Paul Inchauspe (PRIN) 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
- No. 120 Matisse Bobichon (VCU) def. Fnu Nidunjianzan (PRIN) 6-3, 7-5
- Oscar Pinto Sansano (VCU) def. Sebastian Sec (PRIN) 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 6-2
- Romain Gales (VCU) def. Landon Ardila (PRIN) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
- Ellis Short (PRIN) def. Hamza El Amine (VCU) 6-3, 6-1
- Aleksandar Mitric (PRIN) vs. German Samofalov (VCU) 7-5, 5-7, 1-4, UF
Up Next
No. 27 Inchauspe will play at the NCAA Championships in the singles competition from May 20-25 at the Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma. No. 29 Inchasupe and Astreinidis were also selected as alternates for the doubles competition.
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