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Men’s Tennis Comes Up Just Short Against Oklahoma State, 4-3 – Princeton University Athletics
STILLWATER, Okla. – The Princeton University men’s tennis team fell just short to Oklahoma State Sunday at the Greenwood Tennis Center, 4-3, on a day highlighted by No. 69 Paul Inchauspe beating the nation’s 21st-ranked player.
“We came up a little short against a well-coached and strong Oklahoma State team,” said Head Coach Billy Pate. “With them being the host of the NCAA final site this spring, they have a tough schedule and are battle tested with experienced players. We pushed hard midway through the singles and had our chances. Unfortunately, and this started with doubles, we simply lost a number of pivotal sudden death points. Those mistakes really had us playing from behind but I’m proud of the fight. Paul had a great win against one of the best players in the country – despite not converting on a match point in the 2nd set. We’ll take these lessons into the ECAC this weekend at Penn and will be ready to battle again on Friday.”
Inchauspe outlasted No. 21 Tyler Zink in an epic three-set battle, 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (5-7), 6-4 at the No. 1 position. Other winners for the Tigers included Ellis Short at No. 5 who took down Alessio Basile 7-6 (7-5), 7-5 and Aleksandar Mitric, who overcame Francisco Pini at No. 6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
Results
Oklahoma State 4, Princeton 3
Doubles
Order of finish: (1, 2)
“We came up a little short against a well-coached and strong Oklahoma State team,” said Head Coach Billy Pate. “With them being the host of the NCAA final site this spring, they have a tough schedule and are battle tested with experienced players. We pushed hard midway through the singles and had our chances. Unfortunately, and this started with doubles, we simply lost a number of pivotal sudden death points. Those mistakes really had us playing from behind but I’m proud of the fight. Paul had a great win against one of the best players in the country – despite not converting on a match point in the 2nd set. We’ll take these lessons into the ECAC this weekend at Penn and will be ready to battle again on Friday.”
Inchauspe outlasted No. 21 Tyler Zink in an epic three-set battle, 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (5-7), 6-4 at the No. 1 position. Other winners for the Tigers included Ellis Short at No. 5 who took down Alessio Basile 7-6 (7-5), 7-5 and Aleksandar Mitric, who overcame Francisco Pini at No. 6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
Results
Oklahoma State 4, Princeton 3
Doubles
Order of finish: (1, 2)
- Alex Garcia/Tyler Zink (OSU) def. Paul Inchauspe/Landon Ardila (PRIN) 6-1
- Isaac Becroft/Alessio Basile (OSU) def. Sebastian Sec/Ellis Short (PRIN) 6-3
- Goran Zgola/Leighton Allen (OSU) def. Alan Kam/Evan Wen (PRIN) 4-4, UF
Singles
Order of finish: (2, 3, 5, 4, 6, 1)
- No. 69 Paul Inchauspe (PRIN) def. No. 21 Tyler Zink (OSU) 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (5-7), 6-4
- No. 32 Alex Garcia (OSU) def. Fnu Nidunjianzan (PRIN) 6-4, 6-2
- Isaac Becroft (OSU) def. Sebastian Sec (PRIN) 7-6 (7-0), 6-2
- Erik Schiessl (OSU) def. Landon Ardila (PRIN) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
- Ellis Short (PRIN) def. Alessio Basile (OSU) 7-6 (7-5), 7-5
- Aleksandar Mitric (PRIN) def. Francisco Pini (OSU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
Up Next
The Tigers begin competition at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships on Feb. 16 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.