DURHAM, N.C. – It was a successful start to the Duke Bonk Invitational for the Yale men's tennis team. All four Bulldogs competing in singles won their first-round matches.
First year
Vignesh Gogineni won his first career match, topping UNCW's Reese Falck 6-4, 7-5. Gogineni also teamed with
Theo Dean to post a first-round win in doubles.
Dean,
Luke Neal and
Walker Oberg also advanced in singles.
The tournament continues on Saturday.
Yale Results
Singles
Round 1
Luke Neal (Yale) def. Coy Simon (Charlotte) 7-6(4), 7-5
Theo Dean (Yale) def. Patrick Fletchall (Indiana) 6-2, 6-3
Vignesh Gogineni (Yale) def. Reece Falck (UNCW) 6-4, 7-5
Walker Oberg (Yale) advanced when Charlotte's Luke Thompson withdrew
Doubles
Round 1
Theo Dean/
Vignesh Gogineni (Yale) def. Faris Khan/Jake Krug (Duke) 6-3
Bekhzod Rasamatov/Reece Falk (UNCW) def.
Walker Oberg/
Luke Neal (Yale) 7-6 (2)
Round 2
Dan Martin/Juan Martin Jalif (Miami) def.
Theo Dean/
Vignesh Gogineni (Yale) 6-3
Walker Oberg/
Luke Neal (Y) def. Dimitri Badra/Pedro Cressoni (ETSU) 6-0
