NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale women's tennis team is off to a strong start in Ivy League play. The Bulldogs knocked off Brown 4-1 in their league opener at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center.
 
Yale won the doubles point thanks to victories from the duos of Chelsea Kung and Jessie Gong (6-3) and Kathy Wang and Caroline Dunleavy (6-4).
 
In singles, Dunleavy at No. 2 and Rhea Shrivastava at No. 5 were both three-set winners. Dunleavy rallied to win after dropping the first set. Shrivastava won her third set 6-0. At No. 1 singles, Kung cruised to a 6-3, 6-2 win over Brown's Britany Lau.
 
Yale has won six of its last seven matches.
 
Next up, the Bulldogs host Princeton on Apr. 9 and Penn on Apr. 10. Both matches begin at noon.
 
Doubles
1. Chelsea Kung/Jessie Gong (Yale) def. Britany Lau/Addison Ahlstrom (Brown) 6-3
2. Nara Lee/Ali Benedetto (Brown) def. Mirabelle Brettkelly/Rhea Shrivastava (Yale) 6-2
3. Kathy Wang/Caroline Dunleavy (Yale) def. Reddy/Lindsey Hofflander (Brown) 6-4
 
Singles
1. Chelsea Kung (Yale) def.  Britany Lau(Brown) 6-3, 6-2
2. Caroline Dunleavy (Yale) def. Ali Benedetto (Brown) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
3. Sophia Reddy (Bronw) def. Mirabelle Brettkelly (Yale): 6-1, 6-2
4. Jessie Gong (Yale) vs. Gabby Soliman (Brown) 2-6, 6-4, 3-5 unf.
5. Rhea Shrivastava (Yale) def. Addison Ahlstrom (Brown) 6-4, 3-6, 6-0
6. Vivian Cheng (Yale) vs. Olivia Mariotti (Brown) 6-4, 2-6, 5-1 unf.