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Princeton Tops Washington 6-1 To Go To 2-0 On Western Trip
January 20, 2026 | Men's Tennis
A lopsided final score didn't tell the story of the Princeton men's tennis team's match at Washington Tuesday night.
Yes, the Tigers won almost every match. No, none of them were easy. In fact, four of the six singles matches went three sets, and Princeton was two won tiebreakers away from having a much different outcome.
In the end, Princeton came through when it had to for a tougher-than-the-score 6-1 win over the Huskies at the Nordstrom Tennis Center in Seattle. The win improved the Tigers to 2-0 on the young dual match season as they now head to San Diego for the ITA Kickoff Weekend.
""Washington played inspired and competed exceptionally well on their home courts," said Princeton head coach Billy Pate. "The final score was certainly not indicative of how close the match was. Once again, our guys responded in pivotal moments to secure the win. We're happy to get through and will look to make adjustments and prepare for our match versus Miami on Friday."
Princeton's Fnu Nidunjianzan and Meecah Bigun at No. 2 and Sebastian Sec and Aleksander Mitric at No. 3 won their doubles sets at 6-3, clinching the first point of the night. Sec then powered past Brett Pearson 6-3, 6-4 at No. 4 singles to make it 2-0 Tigers, before Washington got a win at No. 5, when Hyeonseok Seo also won in straight sets, 7-5, 6-3 over Mitric.
That left it up to the remaining four singles matches, all of which went Princeton's way, all in three sets. Nidunjianzan finished up his match at No. 2 at a tense 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 over Stephane Kamendje, leaving the team one point away from the win.
From where would that point come? Ardila had to go to a third-set tiebreaker at No. 3 at the same time Paul Inchauspe needed to win his second-set tiebreaker to stay in his match at No. 1. Both would win, as would Jordan Reznik, who won the No. 6 match in three sets as well.
Washington, an NCAA tournament team a year ago, fell to 2-1.
Singles
No. 1 Paul Inchauspe vs. Soham Purohit 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1
No. 2 Fnu Nidunjianzan (P) def. Stephane Kamendje 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
No. 3 Landon Ardila (P) def. Rohan Belday 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
No. 4 Sebastian Sec (P) vs. Brett Pearson 6-3, 6-4
No. 5 Hyeonseok Seo (W) def. Alexander Mitric 7-5, 6-3
No. 6 Jordan Reznik (P) def. Daniel Bien 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
Order of finish: 4, 5, 2, 3, 6, 1
Doubles
No. 1 Paul Inchauspe/Evan Wen (P) vs. Soham Purohit/Brett Pearson 5-4 (NF)
No. 2 Fnu Nidunjianzan/Meecah Bigun (P) def. Stephane Kamendje/Nikola Plavsic 6-3
No. 3 Sebastian Sec/Aleksander Mitric (P) def. Hyeonseok Seo/Rohan Belday 6-3
Order of finish: 3, 1
Yes, the Tigers won almost every match. No, none of them were easy. In fact, four of the six singles matches went three sets, and Princeton was two won tiebreakers away from having a much different outcome.
In the end, Princeton came through when it had to for a tougher-than-the-score 6-1 win over the Huskies at the Nordstrom Tennis Center in Seattle. The win improved the Tigers to 2-0 on the young dual match season as they now head to San Diego for the ITA Kickoff Weekend.
""Washington played inspired and competed exceptionally well on their home courts," said Princeton head coach Billy Pate. "The final score was certainly not indicative of how close the match was. Once again, our guys responded in pivotal moments to secure the win. We're happy to get through and will look to make adjustments and prepare for our match versus Miami on Friday."
Princeton's Fnu Nidunjianzan and Meecah Bigun at No. 2 and Sebastian Sec and Aleksander Mitric at No. 3 won their doubles sets at 6-3, clinching the first point of the night. Sec then powered past Brett Pearson 6-3, 6-4 at No. 4 singles to make it 2-0 Tigers, before Washington got a win at No. 5, when Hyeonseok Seo also won in straight sets, 7-5, 6-3 over Mitric.
That left it up to the remaining four singles matches, all of which went Princeton's way, all in three sets. Nidunjianzan finished up his match at No. 2 at a tense 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 over Stephane Kamendje, leaving the team one point away from the win.
From where would that point come? Ardila had to go to a third-set tiebreaker at No. 3 at the same time Paul Inchauspe needed to win his second-set tiebreaker to stay in his match at No. 1. Both would win, as would Jordan Reznik, who won the No. 6 match in three sets as well.
Washington, an NCAA tournament team a year ago, fell to 2-1.
Singles
No. 1 Paul Inchauspe vs. Soham Purohit 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1
No. 2 Fnu Nidunjianzan (P) def. Stephane Kamendje 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
No. 3 Landon Ardila (P) def. Rohan Belday 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
No. 4 Sebastian Sec (P) vs. Brett Pearson 6-3, 6-4
No. 5 Hyeonseok Seo (W) def. Alexander Mitric 7-5, 6-3
No. 6 Jordan Reznik (P) def. Daniel Bien 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
Order of finish: 4, 5, 2, 3, 6, 1
Doubles
No. 1 Paul Inchauspe/Evan Wen (P) vs. Soham Purohit/Brett Pearson 5-4 (NF)
No. 2 Fnu Nidunjianzan/Meecah Bigun (P) def. Stephane Kamendje/Nikola Plavsic 6-3
No. 3 Sebastian Sec/Aleksander Mitric (P) def. Hyeonseok Seo/Rohan Belday 6-3
Order of finish: 3, 1
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