NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Yale women's tennis team started out their spring season with a solid 6-1 win over St. John's earlier on Saturday afternoon. 

The Bulldogs began the day with a pair of excellent doubles wins. Jessie Gong and Samantha Martinelli showed no rust in a 6-3 win out of the No. 1 spot. Caroline Dunleavy and Rhea Shrivastava followed that up with a 6-1 win in No. 3 doubles to clinch the first point. 

The team was equally dominant in singles, winning five of their six singles matches. Chelsea Kung, playing out of the No. 2 spot for the first time ever, lost three games en route to a straight sets victory. She was joined by Dunleavy, Gong, Rena Lin and Raissa Lou, all of whom won without dropping a set. 

The Bulldogs jump back into action against Quinnipiac next Saturday.