NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale men's tennis team put up a strong fight against No. 15 Harvard but dropped a 5-2 decision on the Yale outdoor courts.
 
In doubles, the Yale duo of Theo Dean and Aidan Reilly posted a 6-2 win at No. 2. The Crimson, though, won the other two doubles matches to earn the point.
 
In singles, the Bulldogs got an impressive 6-2, 6-3 victory from Theo Dean over Harris Walker at No. 1. Walker was ranked No. 31 by the ITA.
 
Luke Neal was also a singles winner for Yale, earning a three-set victory at No. 5.
 
The match was the Ivy League opener for the Bulldogs, who play at Dartmouth on Sunday at 1 p.m.
 
Doubles

1. Daniel Milavsky/Harris Walker (Harvard) def. Vignesh Gogineni/Renaud Lefevre (Yale) 6-1
2. Theo Dean/Aidan Reilly (Yale) def. Ronan Jachuck/Henry von der Schulenburg (Harvard) 6-2
3. David Lins/Alan Yim (Harvard) def. Eric Li/Michael Sun (Yale) 6-4
    

Singles

1. Theo Dean (Yale) def. Harris Walker (Harvard) 6-2, 6-3
2. Henry von der Schulenburg (Harvard) def. Vignesh Gogineni (Yale) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0
3. Daniel Milavsky (Harvard def. Michael Sun (Yale) 6-1, 6-1
4. Ronan Jachuck (Harvard) def. Aidan Reilly (Yale) 6-1, 6-4
5. Luke Neal (Yale) def. Alan Yim (Harvard) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
6. Valdemar Pape (Harvard) def. Walker Oberg (Yale) 6-4, 6-4