HANOVER, N.H. - Following a 5-2 loss against Harvard on Friday, the Yale men's tennis team (9-12, 1-5 Ivy) lost 4-3 to the Dartmouth Big Green (13-6, 4-2 Ivy) on Sunday.
After winning the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and No. 3, Dartmouth went up 3-0 with wins at No. 5 and No. 6. Next, junior Erik Blumenkranz earned a point for the Bulldogs with a straight-set win at No. 4 (7-6 (5), 6-1). However, the Big Green clinched the match with a three-set win at No. 1 over sophomore John Huang.
Even so, Yale won two of the remaining matches in three sets. Sophomores Marc Powers and Daniel Hoffman at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, won their matches in third-set tiebreakers.
The Bulldogs will conclude their season against Brown on Saturday at 2 p.m.
| #1 Singles |
Michael Laser |
John Huang |
Dartmouth College |
6-2, 2-6, 6-1 |
| #2 Singles |
Xander Centenari |
Marc Powers |
Yale University |
6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7) |
| #3 Singles |
Curtis Roby |
Daniel Hoffman |
Yale University |
6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (2) |
| #4 Singles |
Chris Ho |
Erik Blumenkranz |
Yale University |
7-6 (5), 6-1 |
| #5 Singles |
Brandon DeBot |
Joel Samaha |
Dartmouth College |
6-2, 3-6, 6-2 |
| #6 Singles |
W. Stephen Greif |
Jordan Abergel |
Dartmouth College |
7-6 (5), 6-3 |
| #1 Doubles |
Michael Laser
Xander Centenari |
Daniel Hoffman
Marc Powers |
Yale University |
8-4 |
| #2 Doubles |
W. Stephen Greif
Curtis Roby |
Erik Blumenkranz
Joel Samaha |
Dartmouth College |
8-5 |
| #3 Doubles |
Cameron Ghorbani
Alex de Chatellus |
Calvin Bennett
John Huang |
Dartmouth College |
8-4 |
