CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Yale men's tennis team opened its fall season Friday afternoon at the Chowderfest Invitational hosted by Harvard, with four Bulldogs taking the court. Jason Shuler and Dylan Tsoi teamed up for a victory in doubles, while Shuler and Edward Liao each earned singles wins. Liao highlighted the day with a victory over Harvard's No. 44-ranked Nathan Blokhin.

"We had some good moments and some learning ones," said Benjamin Johnson, the Cary Leeds Head Coach of Men's Tennis. "Collectively, I am happy with the progress we are making. We have a great lineup of matches tomorrow and are excited for the challenge."

"It was great to get back on the match court after a couple good weeks of training," said Shuler. "Looking forward to the next few days of competition with the team."

Doubles

• No. 74 Rohan Murali/Kolos Kincses (Harvard) def. Jim Ji/Liao (Yale), 6-0
• Shuler/Tsoi (Yale) def. Nathan Blokhin/Mitchell Lee (Harvard), 6-3

Singles

• Liao (Yale) def. No. 44 Blokhin (Harvard), 7-5, 6-4
• Shuler (Yale) def. Bill Chan (Harvard), 7-6 (6), 6-4
• Kincses (Harvard) def. Tsoi (Yale), 6-2, 6-3
• Sasa Markovic (SMU) def. Ji (Yale), 6-2, 7-5

Up Next
The Bulldogs will continue action at the Chowderfest Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 19.