Bulldogs Undefeated in Doubleheader, Improve Record to 4-5
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Bulldogs cruised past Fairfield University and Long Island University on Sunday at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center. In winning 7-0 against both teams, Yale took all 18 matches that day and dropped only four games against Fairfield.
Competing first against Fairfield at 10:00 a.m, the Bulldogs quickly secured the doubles point. Playing at No. 1 doubles, senior Madeleine Hamilton and junior Tina Jiang won 6-1, while senior captain Ree Ree Li and sophomore Valerie Shklover also dropped only one game in their 6-1 victory at No. 2 doubles. Juniors Sherry Li and Caroline Lynch blanked their opponents 6-0 to top off the doubles sweep.
The singles match-ups saw impressive performances from Yale's freshmen, as Caroline Amos, Sonal Shrivastava and Amy Yang did not drop a single game in their 6-0, 6-0 victories against their respective opponents. R. Li also achieved a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 1 singles. Sherry Li and sophomore Elizabeth Zordani dropped only one game in their respective singles matches, both winning 6-0, 6-1.
The Bulldogs then took on LIU at 2:00 p.m. Yale's doubles pairs continued to dominate, as Hamilton and Jiang won 6-3, R. Li and Shklover won 6-0 and Sherry Li and Lynch won 6-2.
Yale played a slightly different singles line-up from the morning but nonetheless continued their winning streak. Sherry Li moved up to No. 1 singles to play her fourth match of the day. Although she was defeated 6-4 in the first set, she managed a comeback after taking the second 6-1 and winning the super tiebreak 10-2 for a final score of 6-4, 6-1, 1-0(2).
Playing at No. 2 singles, Yang eased past her opponent 6-1, 6-0, dropping her first and only game of the day. Third in the line-up, Shklover triumphed 6-2, 6-1, and playing at No. 4, Zordani won the first set 6-2 before her opponent retired. At No. 5 singles, Shrivastava won 6-1, 6-3, and Lynch cruised past her opponent 6-0, 6-1 to round off Yale's sweep.
Full results from Yale's matches against Fairfield and LIU can be found below.
The team's victories against Fairfield and LIU improve Yale's record for the regular season to 4-5. The Bulldogs will have about two weeks before competing at home against Stony Brook University in Yale's last match before spring break. The match will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, Mar. 5.
Report by Alice Yang '19, Yale Sports Publicity
Yale vs. Fairfield
Doubles
No. 1 -- Madeleine Hamilton/Tina Jiang (Yale) d. Nicole Aragones/Courtney Conners (Fairfield) 6-1
No. 2 -- Ree Ree Li/Valerie Shklover (Yale) vs Karen Mckecough/Meghan Zimmer (Fairfield) 6-1
No. 3 -- Sherry Li/Caroline Lynch (Yale) d. Cecilia Parla/ Stephanie Ziegler (Fairfield) 6-0
Singles
No. 1 -- Ree Ree Li (Yale) d. Nicole Aragones (Fairfield) 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 -- Sherry Li (Yale) d. Karen Mckecough (Fairfield) 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 -- Amy Yang (Yale) d. Meghan Zimmer (Fairfield) 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 -- Elizabeth Zordani (Yale) d. Courtney Conners (Fairfield) 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 -- Sonal Shrivastava (Yale) d. Cecilia Parla (Fairfield) 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 -- Caroline Amos (Yale) d. Stephanie Ziegler (Fairfield) 6-0, 6-0
Yale vs. LIU
Doubles
No. 1 -- Madeleine Hamilton/Tina Jiang (Yale) d. Malin Leysen/Caroline Koenigsfelt (LIU) 6-3
No. 2 -- Ree Ree Li/Valerie Shklover (Yale) vs Isabella Wagener/Rianne van Son (LIU) 6-0
No. 3 -- Sherry Li/Caroline Lynch (Yale) d. Anna Grigoryan/Meriam Rhallab (LIU) 6-2
Singles
No. 1 -- Sherry Li (Yale) d. Anna Grigoryan (LIU) 4-6, 6-1, 1-0(2)
No. 2 -- Amy Yang (Yale) d. Malin Leysen (LIU) 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 -- Valerie Shklover (Yale) d. Rianne van Son (LIU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 4 -- Elizabeth Zordani (Yale) d. Caroline Koenigsfelt (LIU) 6-2 (ret)
No. 5 -- Sonal Shrivastava (Yale) d. Meriam Rhallab (LIU) 6-1, 6-3
No. 6 -- Caroline Lynch (Yale) d. Isabella Wagener (LIU) 6-0, 6-1
