ORLANDO, Fla. – In its final spring break match in Florida, the Yale women's tennis team put up a good fight but dropped a 4-1 decision to No. 18 Central Florida.
Caroline Dunleavy earned Yale's point with a hard-fought 7-5, 7-6 (1) victory at No. 2 singles.
At No. 1 singles,
Chelsea Kung was locked in a tight match with No. 96 Evgeniya Levashova. Levashova won the first set 7-5 and the second set was in a tiebreaker when the match was stopped.
Jessie Gong was in the third set of her match at No. 4 singles when it was stopped, and at No. 6 singles,
Kathy Wang lost a three-set match.
The Bulldogs are back home to host Stony Brook on Sunday at 1 p.m.
No. 18 UCF 4, Yale 1
Doubles
1. #28 Evgeniya Levashova/Marie Mattel (UCF) def.
Chelsea Kung/
Jessie Gong (YALE) 6-4
2. Sophia Biolay/Nandini Sharma (UCF) def.
Mirabelle Brettkelly/
Rhea Shrivastava (YALE) 6-3
3.
Kathy Wang/
Caroline Dunleavy (YALE) def. Noel Saidenova/Jaleesa Leslie (UCF) 6-2
Singles
1. #96 Evgeniya Levashova (UCF) vs.
Chelsea Kung (YALE) 7-5, 6-6 (1-0), unfinished
2.
Caroline Dunleavy (YALE) def. Noel Saidenova (UCF) 7-5, 7-6 (7-1)
3. Jaleesa Leslie (UCF) def.
Mirabelle Brettkelly (YALE) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
4. #100 Marie Mattel (UCF) vs.
Jessie Gong (YALE) 6-2, 0-6, 5-4, unfinished
5. Sophia Biolay (UCF) def.
Rhea Shrivastava (YALE) 6-2, 6-4
6. Nandini Sharma (UCF) def.
Vivian Cheng (YALE) 1-6, 6-1, 6-4
