PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Top-seeded Dartmouth men's tennis blanked No. 2 seed Princeton, 4-0, to finish in third place at the ECAC Indoor Championship on Sunday.
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"I'm really proud of how we bounced back after a tough loss yesterday," head coach
Chris Drake said. "We fought hard yesterday but came up just short. Today, our guys battled on every court and did a great job to beat a good Princeton team."
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A 6-3 victory by juniors
Charlie Broom and
David Horneffer at No. 1 doubles, and sophomores
Dan Martin and
John Speicher at the No. 3 position put the Big Green up by one heading into singles.
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Freshman
Sid Chari defeated Davey Roberts, 7-6(8), 6-2 at No. 5 singles, while Broom took down Ryan Seggerman, 6-4, 7-6(2) at the top spot. Sophomore
Peter Conklin clinched with his 6-2, 6-2 victory over Bill Duo at the No. 4 position.
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Dartmouth has another busy weekend coming up, as it will host Memphis, Wichita State and Boston University.
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1) Broom/Horneffer (Dartmouth) def. Seggerman/Rodriguez (Princeton), 6-3
2) Poling/Barki (Princeton) vs. Conklin/Ross (Dartmouth), 5-4, DNF
3) Martin/Speicher (Dartmouth) def. Duo/Holden (Princeton), 6-3
Order of finish: 1,3
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1) Broom (Dartmouth) def. Seggerman (Princeton), 6-4, 7-6(2)
2) Horneffer (Dartmouth) vs. Rodriguez (Princeton), 4-6, 7-5, 2-0, DNF
3) Martin (Dartmouth) vs. Poling (Princeton), 6-4, 2-6, 2-0, DNF
4) Conklin (Dartmouth) def. Duo (Princeton), 6-2, 6-2
5) Chari (Dartmouth) def. Roberts (Princeton), 7-6(8), 6-2
6) Ross (Dartmouth) vs. Peters (Princeton), 6-4, 3-6, DNF
Order of finish: 5,1,4