NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Yale men's tennis team gave Notre Dame all it could handle before falling 4-3 in its spring opener on Sunday.
In doubles, the Yale duo of
Vignesh Gogineni and
Edward Liao at No.1 defeated Sebastian Dominko and Peter Nad, who are ranked at #78. That victory coupled with
Jim Ji and
Jason Shuler winning at No. 2 earned the doubles point.
In singles, Gogineni took down Dominko, who is ranked at #28, at No. 1 in straight sets. In addition, Shuler defeated Kyran Magimay in three sets.
Doubles
1. Gogineni / Liao (Yale) def. #78 Dominko / Nad (Notre Dame) 6-4
2. Ji / Schuler (Yale) def. Magimay / Chase Thompson (Notre Dame) 6-4
3. Jameson Corsillo / Yu Zhang (Notre Dame) vs.
Aidan Reilly /
Krish Gupta 4-3 DNF
Order of Finish (1, 2)
Singles
1. #91 Gogineni (Yale) def. #28 Dominko (Notre Dame) 6-4, 6-2
2. Yu Zhang (Notre Dame) def.
Eric Li (Yale) 6-3, 6-3
3. Chase Thompson (Notre Dame) def. Ji (Yale) 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
4. Schuler (Yale) def. Magimay (Notre Dame) 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
5. Nad (Notre Dame) def. Liao (Yale) 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (5)
6. Jameson Corsillo (Notre Dame) def.
Krish Gupta (Yale) 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
Order of Finish (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Looking Ahead
The Bulldogs will return to court for two matches in Philadelphia next weekend. Yale will face Virginia Tech on Saturday, Jan. 25 followed by Penn on Sunday, Jan. 26.
