Jason Shuler and Dylan Tsoi

Men's Tennis Jessica Burg

Men’s Tennis Defeats Oklahoma State, Boston University

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale men's team picked up two wins to close out the weekend on Sunday, taking down Oklahoma State University, 4-3, and then Boston University, 4-0, at Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center.
 
The Bulldogs opened strong against Oklahoma State, earning the doubles point behind victories from the teams of Vignesh Gogineni and Edward Liao and Jason Shuler and Dylan Tsoi. In singles action, the Bulldogs continued to battle, as Gogineni, Shuler, and Liao each picked up wins, with Liao's three-set match clinching the victory.
 
Yale continued its momentum against Boston University, quickly picking up the doubles point with the same pairs that defeated the Cowboys earlier in the day. The Bulldogs then had singles wins from Gogineni, Liao, and Ethan Chung to complete the perfect day.
 
Doubles (Oklahoma State)
  • Gogineni/Liao (Yale) def. Derek Pham/Charlie Valentine (OSU) 6-4
  • Shuler/Tsoi (Yale) def. Nicolas Kobelt/Aaron Williams (OSU) 6-2
  • Alessio Basile/Haydar Cem Gokpinar (OSU) def. Krish Gupta/Chung (Yale) 6-2
 
Singles (Oklahoma State)
  • Gogineni (Yale) def. Basile (OSU) 6-3, 6-3
  • Liao (Yale) def. Pham (OSU) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
  • Shuler (Yale) def. Ian Bracks (OSU) 7-6 (7), 6-3
  • Williams (OSU) def. Jim Ji (Yale) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5)
  • Valentine (OSU) def. Chung (Yale) 6-3, 7-5
  • Gokpinar (OSU) def. Gupta (Yale) 6-2, 6-2
 
Doubles (Boston University)
  • Gogineni/Liao (Yale) def. Jakob Esterowitz/David Asenov (BU) 6-0
  • Shuler/Tsoi (Yale) def. Payton Jim On/Ege Topkoc (BU) 6-3
  • Varun Verma/Chung (Yale) vs. Andrew Andea/Jaydon Barki (BU) 5-3 unfinished
 
Singles (Boston University)
  • Gogineni (Yale) def. Esterowitz (BU) 6-3, 6-2
  • Liao (Yale) def. Jim On (BU) 6-1, 6-0
  • Shuler (Yale) vs. Andea (BU) 6-2, 5-3 unfinished
  • Chung (Yale) def. Adrian Quiros Monterrey (BU) 6-1, 6-3
  • Verma (Yale) vs. Barki (BU) 6-4, 3-2 unfinished
  • Tsoi (Yale) vs. Topkoc (BU) 7-6 (5), 0-1 unfinished
 
Up Next
The Bulldogs will hit the road to face Western Michigan and Purdue on Saturday, Feb. 7 and Sunday, Feb. 8.
 
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Players Mentioned

Vignesh Gogineni

Vignesh Gogineni

Senior
Krish Gupta

Krish Gupta

Sophomore
Jim  Ji

Jim Ji

Junior
Edward  Liao

Edward Liao

Sophomore
Jason Shuler

Jason Shuler

Sophomore
Dylan Tsoi

Dylan Tsoi

Junior
Ethan Chung

Ethan Chung

First Year
Varun Verma

Varun Verma

First Year

Players Mentioned

Vignesh Gogineni

Vignesh Gogineni

Senior
Krish Gupta

Krish Gupta

Sophomore
Jim  Ji

Jim Ji

Junior
Edward  Liao

Edward Liao

Sophomore
Jason Shuler

Jason Shuler

Sophomore
Dylan Tsoi

Dylan Tsoi

Junior
Ethan Chung

Ethan Chung

First Year
Varun Verma

Varun Verma

First Year