Dartmouth Tops Yale 4-3
HANOVER, N.H. - Following a 5-2 loss against Harvard on Friday, the Yale men's tennis team (9-12, 1-5 Ivy) lost 4-3 to the Dartmouth Big Green (13-6, 4-2 Ivy) on Sunday.
After winning the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and No. 3, Dartmouth went up 3-0 with wins at No. 5 and No. 6. Next, junior Erik Blumenkranz earned a point for the Bulldogs with a straight-set win at No. 4 (7-6 (5), 6-1). However, the Big Green clinched the match with a three-set win at No. 1 over sophomore John Huang.
Even so, Yale won two of the remaining matches in three sets. Sophomores Marc Powers and Daniel Hoffman at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, won their matches in third-set tiebreakers.
The Bulldogs will conclude their season against Brown on Saturday at 2 p.m.
| #1 Singles | Michael Laser | John Huang | Dartmouth College | 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 |
| #2 Singles | Xander Centenari | Marc Powers | Yale University | 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7) |
| #3 Singles | Curtis Roby | Daniel Hoffman | Yale University | 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (2) |
| #4 Singles | Chris Ho | Erik Blumenkranz | Yale University | 7-6 (5), 6-1 |
| #5 Singles | Brandon DeBot | Joel Samaha | Dartmouth College | 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 |
| #6 Singles | W. Stephen Greif | Jordan Abergel | Dartmouth College | 7-6 (5), 6-3 |
| #1 Doubles | Michael Laser Xander Centenari |
Daniel Hoffman Marc Powers |
Yale University | 8-4 |
| #2 Doubles | W. Stephen Greif Curtis Roby |
Erik Blumenkranz Joel Samaha |
Dartmouth College | 8-5 |
| #3 Doubles | Cameron Ghorbani Alex de Chatellus |
Calvin Bennett John Huang |
Dartmouth College | 8-4 |