Yale Tops Navy 5-2
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Bulldogs improved to 4-3 with a 5-2 victory over Navy Saturday to sweep a weekend of matches at the Naval Academy.
Yale won the doubles point with victories at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. At the No. 1 doubles slot, the doubles team of sophomore Erik Blumenkranz and Joel Samaha won 8-5. The duo of senior captain Connor Dawson and freshman John Huang rolled to an 8-3 win at No. 3 doubles.
Playing No. 1 singles, Huang cruised to a straight set 6-2, 6-4 win over Owen Bullard. Freshman Daniel Hoffman pulled out a 6 -3, 4-6, 6-1 victory at No. 3 singles. At the No. 4 singles slot, Blumenkranz defeated Jeremy New 7-5, 6-4. Samaha battled to a 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 3-2 (7-4) victory at No. 5 singles over Zach Nicholson.
Complete Results
| Singles competition |
| 1. Huang, John (YALE) def. Bullard, Owen (NAVY) 6-2, 6-4 |
| 2. Rebersak, Marcus (NAVY) def. Bennett, Calvin (YALE) 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 |
| 3. Hoffman, Daniel (YALE) def. Walls, Anderson (NAVY) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 |
| 4. Blumenkranz, Erik (YALE) def. New, Jeremy (NAVY) 7-5, 6-4 |
| 5. Samaha, Joel (YALE) def. Nicholson, Zach (NAVY) 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 3-2 (7-4) |
| 6. Gutsche, Nicholas (NAVY) def. Abergel, Jordan (YALE) 4-6, 7-5, 6-0 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Blumenkranz, Erik/Samaha, Joel (YALE) def. Bullard, Owen/Konrad, Eddie (NAVY) 8-5 |
| 2. Birger, Nick/Lemaich, Ramsey (NAVY) def. Bennett, Calvin/Hoffman, Daniel (YALE) 8-6 |
| 3. Dawson, Connor/Huang, John (YALE) def. New, Jeremy/Nicholson, Zach (NAVY) 8-3 |
