SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Yale men's tennis team wrapped up its spring break trip to California with a hard-fought 4-2 loss to UC Santa Barbara.
 
The Bulldogs (7-6) got straight-set singles victories from Eric Li at No. 2 and Jim Ji at No. 3.
 
Yale is back in New Haven next Wednesday, hosting St. John's at 5 p.m.
 
UCSB 4, Yale 2:
 
Singles
1. #37 Pablo Masjuan (UCSB-M) def. Theo Dean (YALE) 6-3, 7-5
2. Eric Li (YALE) def. Gianluca Brunkow (UCSB-M) 6-4, 7-5
3. Jim Ji (YALE) def. Lucca Liu (UCSB-M) 6-4, 6-2
4. Kai Brady (UCSB-M) def. Aidan Reilly (YALE) 6-3, 7-5
5. Luka Mrsic (UCSB-M) def. Dylan Tsoi (YALE) 6-2, 6-2
6. Conrad Brown (UCSB-M) vs. Walker Oberg (YALE) 4-6, 6-3, 2-0, unfinished
 
Doubles
1. #42 Pablo Masjuan/Gianluca Brunkow (UCSB-M) def. Roee Benya/Vignesh Gogineni (YALE) 7-5
2. #77 Aidan Reilly/Theo Dean (YALE) def. Kai Brady/Lucca Liu (UCSB-M) 6-4
3. Luka Mrsic/Conrad Brown (UCSB-M) def. Jim Ji/Walker Oberg (YALE) 6-1