NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale women's tennis team continues to excel in tight matches. The Bulldogs defeated Penn 4-3 at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center, their second one-point victory in Ivy play.
 
Yale improved to 15-6 overall and 3-1 in Ivy play with the victory.
 
The doubles matches were tightly contested. Yale's duo of Jamie Kim and Shyla Aggarwal won in a tiebreaker to earn the Bulldogs the point. Ann Wright Guerry and Orly Ogilvy had won 7-5 in the No. 2 doubles position.
 
In singles, Yale got straight sets victories from Erin Ha, Aggarwal and Rebecca Lynn.
 
The Bulldogs host Princeton on Sunday at 1 p.m.
 
Yale 4, Penn 3:
 
Doubles
1. Sabine Rutlauka/Eileen Wang (Penn) def. Mirabelle Brettkelly/Erin Ha (Yale) 6-4
2. Ann Wright Guerry/Orly Ogilvy (Yale) def. Sasha Motlagh/Iris Gallo (Penn) 7-5
3. Jamie Kim/Shyla Aggarwal (Yale) def. Esha Velaga/Maya Urata (Penn) 7-6 (5)
 
Singles
1. Esha Velaga (Penn) def. Orly Ogilvy (Yale) 7-5, 6-4
2. Sabine Rutlauka (Penn) def. Mirabelle Brettkelly (Yale) 6-4, 6-1
3. Erin Ha (Yale) def. Gavriella Smith (Penn) 6-3, 6-0
4. Shyla Aggarwal (Yale) def. Eileen Wang (Penn) 6-1, 6-3
5. Rebecca Lynn (Yale) def. Sasha Motlagh (Penn) 6-2, 6-2
6. Maya Urata (Penn) def. Jamie Kim (Yale) 6-3, 6-4