PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Yale men's tennis team is off to a strong start at the ITA Northeast Regionals at Penn. In singles, Eric Li earned a hard-fought 7-6, 0-6, 6-4 victory over Rider's Roger Pelaez Martinez. The Bulldogs also saw Martinez in doubles. Vignesh Gogineni and Luke Neal posted an impressive 8-2 win over him and Stavros Hadjivarnava.
 
The remainder of Yale's entrants begin play on Saturday.
 
Yale Results
Eric Li (Yale) def. Roger Pelaez Martinez (Rider) 7-6 (5), 0-6, 6-4
Vignesh Gogineni/Luke Neal (Yale) def. Roger Martinez/Stavros Hadjivarnava (Rider) 8-2