Princeton
Dome Sweeps Fourth-Ranked Pecotic in Cal Poly Loss to Princeton
3/17/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Cal Poly senior Andre Dome defeated the fourth-ranked singles player in the nation Sunday afternoon, but the 45th-ranked Mustang men's tennis team fell at home to No. 56 Princeton, 4-3.
Dome (9-2 in duals), ranked No. 30 last week by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, swept No. 4 Matija Pecotic 6-2, 6-2, to improve his winning streak to seven.
Cal Poly (6-5) also got singles wins from Marco Comuzzo, 7-5, 7-6 over Matt Spindler; and Derek Klein, 6-3, 7-6 over Augie Bloom.
The Tigers (10-3), who won their seventh consecutive dual, secured the doubles point as the 32nd-ranked tandem of Pecotic and Zack McCourt edged Dome and Jordan Bridge, 9-7. The Mustangs earned an 8-4 win in doubles from Comuzzo and Matt Thomson against Spindler and Dan Davies.
(56) Princeton (10-3) 4, (45) Cal Poly (6-5) 3
at Mustang Courts, San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Singles
1. (30) Andre Dome (CP) def. (4) Matija Pecotic (P), 6-2, 6-2
2. Zack McCourt (P) def. Jordan Bridge (CP), 6-4, 7-6
3. Marco Comuzzo (CP) def. Matt Spindler (P), 7-6, 7-6
4. Derek Klein (CP) def. Augie Bloom (P), 6-4, 7-6
5. Dan Richardson (P) def. Jurgen De Jager (CP), 6-2, 6-2
6. Jonathan Carcione (P) def. Naveen Beasley (CP), 6-2, 7-6
Order of finish: 5,1,4,2,6,3
Doubles
1. (32) McCourt/Pecotic (P) def. Bridge/Dome (CP), 9-7
2. Comuzzo/Matt Thomson (CP) def. Dan Davies/Spindler (P), 8-4
3. Bloom/Matt Siow (P) def. Beasley/De Jager (CP), 8-2
Order of finish: 3,2,1
