NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Coming off its first Ivy League championship since 2013 and earning the league's automatic NCAA bid, the Yale women's tennis team is set to kick off postseason action, facing Texas Tech in the NCAA first round on Saturday, May 2, hosted at the University of Texas.
 
Yale vs. Texas Tech
Saturday, May 2 – 11 a.m. ET
Austin, Texas
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"It's truly a historic year for the tennis programs having both men and women qualify for the NCAA tournament," said Rachel Sapir-Kahan, the Swensen-McMahon Head Coach of Women's Tennis. "There was a lot of joy watching the selection show together and joined by so many others in the athletic department who support our programs. We are grateful for the opportunity to represent Yale in the tournament. Our team has worked hard and accomplished a lot this season but we aren't done yet and looking forward  to competing this upcoming weekend!"
 
Last Time Out

• The Bulldogs capped off a sensational 2025-26 regular season in impressive fashion, defeating No. 74 Penn, 4-2, at Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center to secure the Ivy League title.
• The championship marked the program's ninth all-time.
• With Princeton's win over Brown in its regular-season finale, Yale shared the title with the Tigers. Both teams finished 6-1 in league play.
• Penn came out strong, claiming the doubles point early. The Bulldogs, however, rallied back with four singles victories, as Leena Friedman, Shyla Aggarwal, Angela Huang, and Erin Ha each earned wins.
• Aggarwal delivered the defining moment, clinching the title with the thrilling match-winning performance.

 
Bulldog Notes

• The Bulldogs check in at No. 35 in the latest ITA team rankings.
• Yale's 19 wins marked its highest total since the 2011-12 season.
• The team went undefeated for the second consecutive year at home.
• The Bulldogs closed Ivy League play with a four-match winning streak to finish atop the standings.
• Sapir-Kahan and her staff were tabbed Ivy League Coaching Staff of the Year.
• First-year standout Friedman garnered Ivy League Rookie of the Year accolades and also earned a spot on the Second Team in singles and the First Team in doubles alongside partner Orly Ogilvy.
• Ogilvy garnered First Team All-Ivy honors in singles for the third straight year.
• Aggarwal earned Second Team honors in singles for the second consecutive year and posted a stellar 13-1 overall record during the spring season.
• Ogilvy and Friedman, Yale's top doubles pair at the No. 1 position, posted a strong 11-7 record in the spring.

 
Scouting Texas Tech

• The Lady Raiders are currently ranked No. 28 in the latest ITA rankings.
• Texas Tech is coming off a semifinal appearance in the Big 12 tournament, becoming the highest seed to ever make the Big 12 tournament semifinals.
• Tech earned wins over both Houston and No. 11 Arizona State before falling to eventual champion TCU in the semifinals.
• The Lady Raiders are led in dual singles wins by Hailey Murphy with a 14-6 record, with 12 coming at the top of the lineup.
• In doubles, Murphy and Yekaterina Dmitrichenko are leading Tech with a 22-3 record at the No. 1 position.

 
Up Next
The winner of this match will face the winner of the No. 9 Texas vs. Tarleton State match in the second round on Sunday, May 3, at 1 p.m. ET.