NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale men's tennis team opened play in the MLK Invitational at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center facing a strong Memphis squad. The Tigers won the three doubles matches and six of seven singles matches.
 
First year Vignesh Gogineni posted an impressive 6-4, 6-2 win over Memphis' Jeremy Taylor.
 
The tournament, which features individual play and no team scores, continues on Saturday. Memphis faces Vanderbilt at 10 a.m. and Yale plays Charlotte at 2 p.m.
 
Yale vs. Memphis
 
Doubles
David Stevenson/Oscar Cutting (Memphis) def Renaud Lefevre/Michael Sun (Y) 6-4
Pablo Alemany Malea/Pau Fanlo (Memphis) def Theo Dean/Aidan Reilly (Y) 7-5
Conor Gannon/Harry Rock (Memphis) def Vignesh Gogineni/Luke Neal (Y) 6-1
 
Singles
Pablo Alemany Malea (Memphis) def Theo Dean (Y) 1-6, 7-6(5), 6-4
David Stevenson (Memphis) def Michael Sun (Y) 6-4, 6-2
Vignesh Gogineni (Y) def Jeremy Taylor (Memphis) 6-4, 6-2
Harry Rock (Memphis) def Luke Neal (Y) 6-4, 6-1
Conor Gannon (Memphis) def Aidan Reilly (Y) 6-3, 6-2
Pau Fanlo (Memphis) def Walker Oberg (Y) 7-6 (4), 6-4
Sam Edgar (Memphis) def Renaud Lefevre (Y) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3