Complete Results

PRINCETON, N.J. - Stefan Menichella of the Pepperdine men's tennis team won twice today to reach the final round of his singles draw at the Princeton Invitational. The sophomore now boasts a 3-0 record on the season.

Menichella (Santa Barbara, Calif./University HS) opened his morning against Matt Nardella of Penn. The Wave won 7-4 in the first set tiebreaker before putting the match away 6-3 in set two.

In the semifinals, Menichella was matched with Cornell's Sam Fleck. Once again, Menichella came through in the clutch and narrowly won 6-4, 6-4 to punch his ticket into the Lenz Draw finals.

Tom Hill (Birmingham, England/K12 International Academy) saw his run in the Pagoda Draw come to an end. The sophomore topped Eric Rubin of Columbia 6-4 in the opening frame before falling 6-2, 6-3 in the subsequent sets.

Menichella battles for the Lenz Draw singles title on Sunday. Results, recaps and video can be found at PepperdineSports.com at the conclusion of competition.

Princeton/Farnsworth Invitational
Sep 19-21, 2014 at Princeton, N.J.

Lenz Draw
Stefan Menichella (Pepperdine) def. Matt Nardella (Penn) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
Stefan Menichella (Pepperdine) def. Sam Fleck (Cornell) 6-4, 6-4

Pagoda Draw
Eric Rubin (Columbia) def. Tom Hill (Pepperdine) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3