Hugo Hidalgo Vega
Zach Pohlmann/ITA
7
Winner Princeton PRINCE (1-0)
0
N.C. Central NCCU-MT (0-2)
Winner
Princeton PRINCE
(1-0)
7
Final
0
N.C. Central NCCU-MT
(0-2)

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

NCCU Men’s Tennis Suffers Loss to Princeton

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The North Carolina Central University (0-2) men's tennis team was defeated 7-0 by Princeton University (1-0) on Friday afternoon. This was the second match in two days for the Eagles as they returned to the Cone-Kenfield Indoor facility on the University of North Carolina's campus for a neutral site match against the Tigers.

The doubles team of sophomore Neiman Sneed and redshirt freshman Lucas Artigas played together for the first time this season. This duo along with the team of junior Hugo Hidalgo Vega and sophomore Kareem Abdul Hakim both were defeated by their opponents in 6-1 sets.

The singles competition included a matchup between Abdul Hakim and No.87 Ellis Short of Princeton. Abdul Hakim couldn't outlast Short as he fell 6-2 in straight sets. Sophomore Naresh Bharathy extended his first set against opponent Alan Kam but dropped the match 7-5, 6-2.

Hidalgo Vega pushed his competitor Paul Inchauspe to a tiebreaker in the second set. Inchauspe would overcome the pressure winning 6-1, 7-6.

NCCU continues competition this weekend taking a short drive to No.8 Duke University for a 5 p.m. match on Sunday, Jan. 21.

Princeton 7, N.C. Central 0

Singles competition

1. Paul Inchauspe (PRINCE) def. HIDALGO,Hugo (NCCU-MT) 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)

2. #87 Ellis Short (PRINCE) def. ABDUL HAKIM,Kareem (NCCU-MT) 6-2, 6-2

3. Landon Ardila (PRINCE) def. FORTIER,Leo (NCCU-MT) 6-0, 6-1

4. Alan Kam (PRINCE) def. BHARATHY,Naresh (NCCU-MT) 7-5, 6-2

5. Evan Wen (PRINCE) def. SAARINEN,Oliver (NCCU-MT) 6-2, 6-2

6. Filippos Astreinidis (PRINCE) def. CRISTELLOTTI,Shaka (NCCU-MT) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. Paul Inchauspe/Landon Ardila (PRINCE) def. ABDUL HAKIM,Kareem/HIDALGO,Hugo (NCCU-MT) 6-1

2. SAARINEN,Oliver/FORTIER,Leo (NCCU-MT) vs. Sebastian Sec/Alan Kam (PRINCE) 3-5, unfinished

3. Evan Wen/Aleksandar Mitric (PRINCE) def. SNEED,Neiman/ARTIGAS,Lucas (NCCU-MT) 6-1

Match Notes:

Princeton 1-0

N.C. Central 0-2

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (6,3,5,2,1,4)

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