CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Yale men's tennis team got off to a strong start at the ITA Regional Championships at Harvard on Thursday, as Magnus Weng, William Zhang, Dylan Tsoi, and Bryan Assi each won both of their singles matches in the qualifying round to advance to the main draw.
 
The Bulldogs will have nine athletes competing in the singles main draw, with action set to begin Friday. Yale will also have four doubles pairs competing in the tournament's doubles bracket.
 
Singles (Morning)

• Magnus Weng (Yale) def. Andrew Andea (BU) 6-1, 6-3
• William Zhang (Yale) def. David Asenov (BU) 6-3, 6-4
• Dylan Tsoi (Yale) def. David Dai (BU) 6-3, 6-1
• Bryan Assi (Yale) def. Milan Radojicic (QU) 6-3, 6-1
• Varun Verma (Yale) def. Matthew Ground (Fairfield) 6-3, 6-3

 
Singles (Afternoon)

• Weng (Yale) def. Jack Lindstrom (Marist) 6-7 (2), 6-0, 10-7
• Zhang (Yale) def. Andrey Pikulin (QU) 6-1, 6-4
• Tsoi (Yale) def. Stefanovic (Siena) 6-1, 6-3
• Assi (Yale) def. Tom Bevan (Marist) 6-2, 6-4
• Minjae Kim (Buffalo) def. Verma (Yale) 7-5 (ret.)

 
Up Next
Regional action will continue on Friday, Oct. 9.