CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A young Yale men's tennis team showed its future is bright in its final match of 2022. The Bulldogs fell 4-0 to No. 14 Harvard in a match closer than the final score indicates.
 
The Bulldogs narrowly dropped the doubles point. Yale's duo of Aidan Reilly and Theo Dean posted a 6-2 victory at No. 2. The Bulldogs' other two teams – Cody Lin and Renaud Lefevre and Michael Sun and Luke Neal - both lost in tiebreakers.
 
In singles, Dean was one game from victory at No. 1 when his match was stopped. He had a 6-2, 5-4 lead. Neal won the first set and was ahead 2-0 in the second set of his match at No. 6 before it was stopped.
 
Lin is the only senior on Yale's roster.
 
Harvard 4, Yale 0
 
Doubles
1. Brian Shi/Daniel Milavsky (H) def. Cody Lin/Renaud Lefevre (Y) 7-6 (4)
2. Aidan Reilly/Theo Dean (Y) def. Harris Walker/Ronan Jachuck (H) 6-2
3. Steven Sun/Henry von der Schulenburg (H) def. Michael Sun/Luke Neal (Y) 7-6 (3)
 
Singles
1. Henry von der Schulenburg (H) vs. Theo Dean (Y) 2-6, 4-5 (DNF)
2. Brian Shi (H) def. Michael Sun (Y) 6-4, 6-0
3. Harris Walker (H) vs. Cody Lin (Y) 6-4, 3-0 (DNF)
4. Ronan Jachuck (H def. Aidan Reilly (Y) 6-0, 6-2
5. Steven Sun (H) def. Walker Oberg (Y) 6-2, 6-1
6. David Lins (H) vs. Luke Neal (Y) 5-7, 0-2 (DNF)