NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Yale's first match at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in more than a month was quite the success. The Bulldogs cruised to a 6-1 victory over UMass.
 
Doubles victories from the teams of Rhea Shrivastava and Mirabelle Brettkelly and Kathy Wang and Caroline Dunleavy gave Yale a 1-0 lead.
 
In singles, Chelsea Kung won her match at No. 1 in a super tiebreaker. Jessie Gong had a tough battle in the first set of her match at No. 2, winning in a tiebreaker, and then took the second set 6-0. Shrivastava, Brettkelly and Dunleavy were also winners in singles.
 
Next up for the Bulldogs is a trip to Florida where they will face Florida Atlantic (Mar. 20), Florida International (Mar. 22) and Central Florida (Mar. 24).
 
Yale 6, UMass 1
 
Doubles
1. Chelsea Kung/Jessie Gong (Y) vs. Danielle Hack/Thamonpan Jonglertrakul (UMass) 3-3 DNF
2. Rhea Shrivastava/Mirabelle Brettkelly (Y) def. Mariya Krasakova/Vitoria Okuyama (UMass) 6-3
3. Kathy Wang/Caroline Dunleavy (Y) def. Dylan Cannon/Renata Farima (UMass) 6-0
 
Singles
1. Chelsea Kung (Y) def. Renata Farima (UMass) 4-6, 6-3 (10-5)
2. Jessie Gong (Y) def. Polina Akimova (UMass) 7-6 (10), 6-0
3. Caroline Dunleavy (Y) def. Danielle Hack (UMass) 6-1, 3-0 (ret.)
4. Mirabelle Brettkelly (Y) def. Mariya Krasakova (UMass) 6-1, 6-2
5. Thamonpan Jonglertrakul (UMass) def. Vivian Cheng (Y) 6-2, 2-6 (10-6)
6. Rhea Shrivastava (Y) def. Vitoria Okuyama (UMass) 6-3, 6-2