Yale Beats Middle Tennessee State 4-3
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - After posting a 6-1 score against Army last weekend, the Yale men's tennis team played another strong match, beating the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders 4-3 Saturday night at Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center.
The Bulldogs and Blue Raiders evenly split the singles matches, with Yale winning at spots No. 1, 3 and 5. Sophomore Marc Powers easily defeated Middle Tennessee’s Shaun Waters at No. 1 (6-2, 6-4). At No. 3 singles, sophomore Daniel Hoffman also posted a strong showing against Matthew Langley (6-4, 7-5). Junior Joel Samaha earned Yale’s final singles point in a two set match against Dmitri Pippos (6-3,6-4).
Yale secured its victory by sweeping all three doubles matches to earn the doubles point. At No. 1, Powers and Samaha won a close match against Ben Davis and Shaun Waters by a 9-7 margin. Junior Erik Blumenkranz and Hoffman also impressed at No. 2 doubles, earning an 8-5 victory. To round out the doubles matches, senior captain Calvin Bennett and Huang won at No. 3 by a 9-7 score.
Yale’s victory boosts their record to an even 2-2. They look now to the ECAC Team Championships at Cambridge, Mass. on Friday.
report by Courtney Kaplan '13, Yale Sports Publicity
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Position |
Yale University | Middle Tennessee State University | Winner | Score |
| #1 Singles | Marc Powers | Shaun Waters | Yale University | 6-2, 6-4 |
| #2 Singles | John Huang | Ben Davis | Middle Tennessee State University | 7-6, 6-0 |
| #3 Singles | Daniel Hoffman | Matthew Langley | Yale University | 6-4, 7-5 |
| #4 Singles | Erik Blumenkranz | Joseph Cohen | Middle Tennessee State University | 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 |
| #5 Singles | Joel Samaha | Dmitri Pippos | Yale University | 6-3, 6-4 |
| #6 Singles | Kyle Dawson | Elliott Barnwell | Middle Tennessee State University | 6-7, 6-3, 6-1 |
| #1 Doubles | Marc Powers Joel Samaha |
Ben Davis Shaun Waters |
Yale University | 9-7 |
| #2 Doubles | Erik Blumenkranz Daniel Hoffman |
Elliott Barnwell Joseph Cohen |
Yale University | 8-5 |
| #3 Doubles | Calvin Bennett John Huang |
Kyle Wishing Matthew Langley |
Yale University | 9-7 |
