MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Yale women's tennis team began play in the prestigious Blue Gray National Tennis Classic, falling to No. 47 Texas Tech 4-0 in match that began late because of rain. Later in the day, the Bulldogs began their second match with Furman. The Paladins won the doubles point before the match was halted. It will resume on Saturday.
 
In the match against Texas Tech, only the singles matches were played. Ann Wright Guerry split two sets at the No. 2 position and was trailing 1-0 in the third set when her match was stopped.
 
Against Furman, Yale's doubles team of Rhea Shrivastava and Vivian Cheng posted a 6-4 win at the No. 1 position.
 
In addition to finishing up its match with Furman, Yale will play its third match on Saturday as well.
 
Furman 1, Yale 0 [Match resumes Saturday]
 
Doubles
1. Rhea Shrivastava/Vivian Cheng (Yale) def. Jess Dawson/Sara Snyder (Furman) 6-4
2. Marissa Pennings/Ellie Schulson (Furman) def. Ann Wright Guerry/Sophia Zaslow 6-4
3. Madison Dillon/Luca Victoria Vocke (Furman) def. Jamie Kim/Rebecca Lynn 6-4
 
Texas Tech 4, Yale 0
 
SIngles
1. Olivia Peet (TTU) def. Rhea Shrivastava (Yale) 7-5, 6-2
2. Avelina Sayfetdinova (TTU) vs. Ann Wright Guerry (Yale) 6-3, 5-7, 0-1, DNF
3. Cristina Tiglea (TTU) def. Vivian Cheng (Yale) 6-3, 6-1
4. Metka Komac (TTU) def. Sophia Zaslow (Yale) 6-0, 6-1
5. Kate Dmitrichenko (TTU) def. Rebecca Lynn (Yale) 6-0, 6-0
6. Arina Oreshchenkova (TTU) vs. Jamie Kim (Yale) 7-5, 6-5, DNF