CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Yale men's tennis team is off to a fast start at the Chowderfest Tournament at Harvard. First years Edward Liao, Krish Gupta and Jason Shuler all won the first matches of their careers.
 
Liao posted a 6-2, 6-2 win over Notre Dame's Brian Bilsey, Gupta beat Notre Dame's Noah Becker 6-2, 7-5 and Shuler cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Notre Dame's Jayanth Devaiah.
 
Shuler also was part of a doubles victory, teaming with Vignesh Gogineni to defeat Illinois' Tyler Bowers and Zachary Viiala 6-3.
 
The tournament continues on Saturday and Sunday.
 
YALE RESULTS:
 
Doubles
Vignesh Gogineni/Jason Shuler (Yale) def. Tyler Bowers/Zachary Viiala (Illinois), 6-3
Jeremy Zhang/Mathis Debru (Illinois) def. Dylan Tsoi/Krish Gupta (Yale), 6-3
Brian Bilsey/Noah Becker (Notre Dame) def. Edward Liao/Jim Ji (Yale), 6-3
Walker Oberg/Eric Li (Yale) def. Jayanth Devaiah/Luis Llorens (Notre Dame), 7-6 (6)
 
Singles
Zachary Viiala (Illinois) def. Vignesh Gogineni (Yale), 6-0, 1-6, 14-12
Eric Li (Yale) def. Jeremy Zhang (Illinois), 6-3, 6-2
Tyler Bowers (Illinois) def. Jim Ji (Yale), 6-1, 6-3
Mathis Debru (Illinois) def. Dylan Tsoi (Yale), 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Jason Shuler (Yale) def. Jayanth Devaiah (Notre Dame), 6-1, 6-0
Luis Llorens (Notre Dame) def. Walker Oberg (Yale), 6-4, 6-7 (6), 10-7
Edward Liao (Yale) def. Brian Bilsey (Notre Dame), 6-2, 6-2
Krish Gupta (Yale) def. Noah Becker (Notre Dame), 6-2, 7-5