NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A strong performance from the singles lineup helped the Yale men's tennis team earn a 5-2 victory over Navy at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center.
 
The Bulldogs won five of six singles matches. At the No. 1 singles position, Michael Sun won the first set in a tiebreaker and then cruised to a 6-1 victory in the second set vs. Andrew Ton. Cody Lin had the easiest time. He disposed of Navy's Greg Durham 6-1, 6-4 at No. 3.
 
Arnav Dhingra won the only three-set match. He edged Navy's Jack Dabek 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 at No. 6.
 
The Midshipmen captured the doubles point by winning two of the matches. Lin and Ryan Cheng won at No. 2 for the Bulldogs.
 
Yale completes a busy weekend by hosting Western Michigan on Sunday at 11 a.m.
 
Yale 5, Navy 2
 
Doubles
1. Thompson/Ton (Navy) def. King/Sun (Yale) 7-6
2. Cheng/Lin (Yale) def. Dabek/Durham (Navy) 6-2
3. Fishkin/Garner (Navy) def. Heller/Siegler (Yale) 6-3
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1*
 
Singles
1. Sun (Yale) def. Ton (Navy) 7-6(4), 6-1
2. Thompson (Navy) def. Heller (Yale) 6-4, 6-1
3. Lin (Yale) def. Durham (Navy) 6-1, 6-4
4. Shymansky (Yale) def. Garner (Navy) 6-4, 6-4
5. Siegler (Yale) def. Fishkin (Navy) 6-3, 7-6(1)
6. Dhingra (Yale) def. Dabek (Navy) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Order of finish: 2, 3, 4, 1, 6*, 5
*Clinching match