LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Yale men's tennis team's first road victory of the spring was impressive as the Bulldogs edged Liberty 4-3. It certainly didn't come easily. Yale lost the doubles point but rallied in singles.

Yale improved to 5-1 with the victory.
 
Two of the Bulldogs' four singles victories came in three sets. Vignesh Gogineni won a deciding set 6-4 at No. 2, and Eric Li captured the third set of his match 6-2 at No. 3. Jim Ji won in straight sets at No. 4 but went to tiebreakers in both sets. Walker Oberg had a little easier time in his straight sets win at No. 6 as he only needed to win a tiebreaker in the second set.
 
Next up for the Bulldogs are the ECAC Indoor Championships next weekend at Harvard.
 
Yale 4, Liberty 3
 
Singles
1. R Marques Da Silva (LIBERTY) def. Theo Dean (YALE) 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 7-6 (8-6)
2. Vignesh Gogineni (YALE) def. Luis Felipe Miguel (LIBERTY) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
3. Eric Li (YALE) def. Deji Thomas-Smith (LIBERTY) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
4. Jim Ji (YALE) def. Thando Longwe-Smit (LIBERTY) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4)
5. Matija Samardzic (LIBERTY) def. Roee Benya (YALE) 6-3, 6-4
6. Walker Oberg (YALE) def. Chase Robinson (LIBERTY) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
 
Doubles
1. R Marques Da Silva/Thando Longwe-Smit (LIBERTY) vs. Roee Benya/Vignesh Gogineni (YALE) 4-4, unfinished
2. Deji Thomas-Smith/Chase Robinson (LIBERTY) def. Eric Li/Jim Ji (YALE) 6-2
3. Matija Samardzic/Luis Felipe Miguel (LIBERTY) def. Walker Oberg/Theo Dean (YALE) 6-3