PRINCETON, N.J. – Playing without its top two players in the lineup, No. 65 William & Mary men's tennis dropped a 6-1 decision at No. 21 Princeton on Saturday afternoon.
 
Graduate student Bill Duo provided the lone point for the Tribe (5-5) with a victory at the No. 4 singles position.
 
How It Happened
- In doubles, sophomore Albert Hansen and freshman Nikita Bortnichek picked up a win at No. 3, topping Alan Kam and Evan Wen, 6-3. The duo improved to 7-3 overall and 1-0 in dual-match action.
- The Tigers (13-4) took the opening point of the match with wins at the top two doubles spots.
- After Princeton won at the top two singles positions, Duo got W&M on the board in his first dual-match singles action of the year. He topped Landon Ardila in straight-sets, 6-2, 6-2, upping his record to 6-2 on the season.
- The Tigers cemented their victory with straight-set wins at No. 3 and No. 5 singles.
- On line six, junior Alexander Karman took the opening set from Alan Kam, 7-5. The Princeton player rallied to win the second, 6-1, and then out-lasted Karman in the third-set super tiebreaker, 10-6.
 
Up Next
The Tribe heads to Monmouth on Sunday for a 4 p.m. match. The second CAA tilt of the season will be played at the Little Silver Tennis Club in New Jersey.
 
#21 Princeton 6, #65 William & Mary 1
Singles
No. 1 – #62 Paul Inchauspe (Princeton) def. Konstantinos Raptis (W&M) – 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 – Fnu Nidunjianzan (Princeton) def. Sean Joseph (W&M) – 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 – Sebastian Sec (Princeton) def. Albert Hansen (W&M) – 6-3, 6-1
No. 4 – Bill Duo (W&M) def. Landon Ardila (Princeton) – 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 – Aleksandar Mitric (Princeton) def. Nikita Bortnichek (W&M) – 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 – Alan Kam (Princeton) def. Alexander Karman (W&M) – 5-7, 6-1, 10-6
Finishing Order: 2, 1, 4, 3*, 5, 6
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Inchauspe/Astreididis (Princeton) def. Duo/Raptis (W&M) – 6-2
No. 2 – Ardila/Short (Princeton) def. Joseph/Karman (W&M) – 6-1
No. 3 – Bortnichek/Hansen (W&M) def. Wen/Kam (Princeton) – 6-3
Finishing Order: 2, 3, 1*