DURHAM, N.C. – The Yale men's tennis team fell to No. 15 Duke 6-1.
The loss was the first of the spring for the Bulldogs (4-1). The Blue Devils are 6-2.
Jim Ji earned Yale's point, defeating Connor Krug in a thrilling match at No. 4 singles. The two split the first two sets with both decided in tiebreakers. Ji then won the super tiebreaker 10-7 to win the match.
In doubles, Yale's
Roee Benya and
Theo Dean had a 4-3 lead on Duke's Michael Heller and Andrew Zhang, who are ranked No. 11 nationally, when the match was stopped.
Yale plays at Liberty on Sunday at noon.
No. 15 Duke 6, Yale 1
Singles
1. Garrett Johns (DU) def. #73
Theo Dean (YALE) 6-3, 6-2
2. #47 Pedro Rodenas (DU) def.
Vignesh Gogineni (YALE) 6-4, 6-1
3. Andrew Zhang (DU) def.
Eric Li (YALE) 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (11-9)
4.
Jim Ji (YALE) def. Connor Krug (DU) 6-7 (2-7), 7-6 (7-2), 1-0 (10-7)
5. Jake Krug (DU) def.
Roee Benya (YALE) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
6. Alexander Visser (DU) def.
Walker Oberg (YALE) 7-5, 6-1
Doubles
1. #11 Michael Heller/Andrew Zhang (DU) vs.
Roee Benya/
Theo Dean (YALE) 3-4, unfinished
2. Garrett Johns/Pedro Rodenas (DU) def.
Jim Ji/
Eric Li (YALE) 6-2
3. Faris Khan/Connor Krug (DU) def.
Vignesh Gogineni/
Dylan Tsoi (YALE) 6-1
