St. John's University Athletics
Men's Tennis Falls To Princeton, 5-2
3/1/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 1, 2009
PRINCETON, N.J. - The St. John's men's tennis team lost to Princeton, 5-2, on Saturday, at the Tigers' Jadwin Gymnasium. In defeat, the Red Storm falls to 4-4, with all four losses coming at the hands of Ivy League opponents, while Princeton improves to 3-3 overall.
The Tigers jumped out to a 1-0 lead early in the match by sweeping the doubles play. STJ's tandem of freshman Milo Hauk and senior Gustavo Loza forced Princeton's George Carpeni and Yohei Shoji to a tiebreaker at No. 3, but the Tigers' duo prevailed, 8-7 (5).
In singles, junior Martin Kosut kept his record perfect, picking up his team-leading sixth victory of the season with a 6-2, 6-4 straight-set win at the No. 5 spot over Princeton's Ryan Kim. At No. 6, senior Jordan Talbot defeated Shoji, 6-4, 7-5, to earn St. John's second point of the match.
The Red Storm will have some time away from competition before traveling to Tampa, Fla. for a spring break trip. While in the Sunshine State, STJ will take on Radford and Boston University (March 11), BIG EAST opponent USF (March 12), Florida Gulf Coast (March 13) and Florida Atlantic (March 14). All matches will be played on the campus of USF.
Princeton 5, St. John's 2
Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009
Jadwin Gymnasium - Princeton, N.J
Doubles 1. Peter Capkovic/Alex Vuckovic (Princeton) def. Pavel Cerny / Asaf Honig (STJ), 8-3
2. Ryan Kim/Ilya Trubov (Princeton) def. Martin Kosut / Alex Svetlakov (STJ), 8-4
3. George Carpeni/Yohei Shoji (Princeton) def. Milo Hauk / Gustavo Loza (STJ), 8-7 (5)
Princeton won the doubles point and led the match, 1-0
Singles
1. Peter Capkovic (Princeton) def. Asaf Honig (STJ), 6-0, 6-2
2. George Carpeni (Princeton) def. Gustavo Loza (STJ), 6-2, 7-6
3. Alex Vuckovic (Princeton) def. Milo Hauk (STJ), 6-3, 6-3
4. Alex Faust (Princeton) def. Pavel Cerny (STJ), 6-7, 6-4, (10-8)
5. Martin Kosut (STJ) def. Ryan Kim (Princeton), 6-2, 6-4
6. Jordan Talbot (STJ) def. Yohei Shoji (Princeton), 6-4, 7-5
