NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The No. 4 Elis started off 2022 strong with a 6-3 victory over No. 7 Drexel. The Bulldogs are now 7-0 against Drexel since 2014. 

Yale was carried by the middle of its lineup, which has been the backbone of the team so far this season. No. 4 Gigi Yeung, No. 5 Meghna Sreedhar, and No. 6 Brianna Jefferson all beat their opponents in four games. No. 7 Captain Aishwarya Bhattacharya swept her opponent in under 20 minutes with a score of 11-5, 11-2, 11-7.

The pivotal match of the afternoon was No. 3 Christy Lau's 3-2 victory over her opponent Margot Prow. After taking the first two games 11-6, Christy dropped games three and four before finishing off her opponent 11-5 in the fifth game. 

Yale will take its 3-0 record to New York next weekend to face No. 8 Cornell on Saturday and No. 6 Columbia on Sunday. 

1. Karina Tyma (DREXEL) def. Sneha Sivakumar (YALE), 11-4, 11-7, 7-11, 11-9
2. Alina Bushma (DREXEL) def. Elisabeth Ross (YALE), 11-5, 11-3, 9-11, 11-9
3. Christy Lau (YALE) def. Margot Prow (DREXEL), 11-6, 11-6, 9-11, 2-11, 11-5
4. Gigi Yeung (YALE) def. Noa Romero Blazquez (DREXEL), 9-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-6
5. Meghna Sreedhar (YALE) def. Sanya Vats (DREXEL), 11-9, 11-5, 5-11, 11-8
6. Brianna Jefferson (YALE) def. Brooke Herring (DREXEL), 11-8, 11-9, 4-11, 11-3
7. Aishwarya Bhattacharya (YALE) def. Ciara Richards (DREXEL), 11-5, 11-2, 11-7
8.  Amirah Rusydina Rosli (DREXEL) def. Lindsay Westerfield (YALE), 11-6, 9-11, 11-7, 11-6
9. Nina Mital (YALE) def. Lydia Robinson (DREXEL), 11-4, 11-6, 9-11, 12-10