NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale men's tennis got singles victories from Michael Sun and Robert Shymansky but dropped a close 4-2 decision to Western Michigan at the Cullman Heyman Tennis Center.
 
Sun cruised to a 6-0, 6-2 victory at the No. 2 position, while Shymansky won 6-2, 6-0 at No. 4.
 
Cody Lin was in a tight match at No. 3 but the match was not finished.
 
In doubles, the tandem of Andrew Heller and Dylan King won 6-4 at No. 2.
 
The Bulldogs are back in action with a pair of matches next Saturday. Yale faces NJIT at noon and Fairfield at 4 p.m.
 
Western Michigan 4, Yale 2
Doubles
1. Kuszynski/Opitz (WMU) def. Cheng/Lin (Yale) 6-3
2. Heller/King (Yale) def. Crespo/Randall (WMU) 6-4
3. Nouchi/Honnappa (WMU) def. Heller/Siegler (Yale) 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3*
 
Singles
1. Opitz (WMU) def. King (Yale) 6-4, 6-2
2. Sun (Yale) def. Nouchi (WMU) 6-0, 6-2
3. Lin (Yale) vs. Kuszynski (WMU) 6-7, 6-2, 1-1 DNF
4. Shymansky (Yale) def. Randall (WMU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Crespo (WMU) def. Siegler (Yale) 7-5, 6-4
6. Faveri (WMU) def. Sou (Yale) 6-3, 6-3
Order of finish: 4, 1, 2, 6, 5*
*Clinching match