
No. 10 Duke Falls to No. 25 Texas A&M 4-3
2/29/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Durham, N.C. ? No. 10 Duke saw its third straight match come down to the final singles contest with the score tied 3-3 but for the third straight time they came up short as No. 25 Texas A&M pulled off a 4-3 upset on Friday at Ambler Tennis Stadium.
Duke trailed 3-2 before senior Alex Stone kept the Blue Devils alive with a three-set victory at the No. 6 position 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Stone's victory was his first of the dual match season and fourth overall this year. It also evened the score at 3-3 to make the match come down to the No. 1 singles match between Duke's No. 33 David Goulet and the Aggies' No. 27 Conor Pollock. Pollock had won the first set easily, 6-2, but Goulet staged off defeat with a 7-6 (2) tiebreaker win in the second set. Both players held serve throughout the final set until Pollock broke to win the match 6-4.
Freshmen Jared Pinsky and No. 85 Reid Carleton both claimed victories in singles on Friday. Pinsky made quick work of his opponent, Matt Bain, in the No. 5 slot 6-2, 6-1. He improves to 4-3 on the year and is 2-2 at the No. 5 singles position. Carleton earned his team-leading 14th win of the year with a straight set 7-6 (5), 6-1 win over Wil Spencer at the No. 3 spot.
Texas A&M started strong by sweeping the three doubles matches for the first point. They also claimed wins at the No. 2 and No. 4 singles positions. The Aggies' Austin Krajicek claimed a victory over Duke's No. 98 Kiril Dimitrov at No. 2 by the count of 6-1, 6-3, while the Blue Devils' Dylan Arnould lost to Chris Chirico 6-3, 6-3.
Duke falls to 2-3 with the loss while Texas A&M improves to 4-3 on the year.
The Blue Devils will have another tough home contest on Sunday at 1 p.m. when they host No. 5 Texas at Ambler Tennis Stadium.
Duke University Men's Tennis
Texas A&M vs Duke University (Feb 29, 2008)
#25 Texas A&M 4, #10 Duke University 3
Feb 29, 2008 at Durham, N.C.
Singles competition
1. #27 Conor Pollock (TAMU) def. #33 David Goulet (DU) 6-2, 6-7 (2-7), 6-4
2. Austin Krajicek (TAMU) def. #98 Kiril Dimitrov (DU) 6-1, 6-3
3. #85 Reid Carleton (DU) def. Wil Spencer (TAMU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
4. Chris Chirico (TAMU) def. Dylan Arnould (DU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Jared Pinsky (DU) def. Matt Bain (TAMU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Alex Stone (DU) def. Kayvon Karimi (TAMU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Austin Krajicek/Wil Spencer (TAMU) def. David Goulet/Christopher Price (DU) 8-5
2. Chris Chirico/Conor Pollock (TAMU) def. Reid Carleton/Kiril Dimitrov (DU) 8-3
3. Kayvon Karimi/Matt Bain (TAMU) def. Dylan Arnould/Alex Stone (DU) 8-7 (8-6)
Match Notes
Texas A&M 4-3; National ranking #25
Duke University 2-3; National ranking #10
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (5,4,3,2,6,1)