NEW HAVEN, Conn. – It was a very successful final day at the ITA Northeast Regionals for the Yale men's tennis team. Three Bulldogs –
Jim Ji, Aidan Reilly and
Eric Li – posted victories to punch their ticket to the ITA Super Regionals later this month. The three join
Theo Dean and
Vignesh Gogineni, who had already qualified.
Ji cruised to a 6-3, 6-4 win over Harvard's Masato Perera. Li also was a straight-sets winner, defeating Boston College's Jake Vassel 6-4, 6-3. Reilly needed three sets to move on, edging Boston College's Mai Gao, winning the decisive set 6-1.
The Super Regionals are set for Oct. 20-23 at Princeton.
Yale Results:
Singles
Jim Ji (Yale) def. Masato Perera (Harvard) 6-3, 6-4
Eric Li (Yale) def. Jake Vassel (Boston College) 6-4, 6-3
Aidan Reilly (Yale) def. Mai Gao (Boston College) 6-2, 3-6, 6-1