NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale men's tennis team opened the spring season with an impressive 7-0 victory over Fairfield at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center. The Bulldogs didn't drop a set to the Stags, the MAAC preseason favorite.
 
Vignesh Gogineni won at the No. 1 position, defeating Fairfield's Thomas Smart 7-5, 6-3. Walker Oberg posted a 6-0, 6-4 victory at No. 4 singles.
 
The Bulldogs are right back at home on Sunday, hosting Quinnipiac at noon.
 
Yale 7, Fairfield 0
 
Doubles
1. Jim Ji/Eric Li (Yale) def. Nicholas Condos/Thomas Smart (Fairfield) 6-2
2. Vignesh Gogineni/Dylan Tsoi (Yale) vs. Kostas Kollias/Keean Shah (Fairfield) 7-5
3. Walker Oberg/Luke Neal (Yale) def. Alex Aguiar/Sam Hodges (Fairfield) 6-3
 
Singles
1. Vignesh Gogineni (Yale) def. Thomas Smart (Fairfield) 7-5, 6-3
2. Eric Li (Yale) def. Sam Hodges (Fairfield) 6-3, 6-3
3. Jim Ji (Yale) vs. Nicholas Condos (Fairfield) 7-6, 6-2
4. Walker Oberg (Yale) def. Alex Aguiar (Fairfield) 6-0, 6-4
5. Dylan Tsoi (Yale) def. Kostas Kollias (Fairfield) 6-2, 6-3
6. Luke Neal (Yale) def. Griffin Schlesinger (Fairfield) 7-5, 6-2