Massachusetts Tennis Downed By Yale In ECAC Indoor Championships

NEW YORK – University of Massachusetts tennis fell to Yale 4-0 in the ECAC Indoor Championships opening round at Columbia University's Dick Trivatt Tennis Center in New York on Friday afternoon. The Minutewomen fall to 3-3 overall with the loss and will play Dartmouth on Saturday at 11 a.m. The Bulldogs improve to 3-1 with the win.

Yale won at No. 1 and No. 3 for the doubles point and a 1-0 lead heading into singles. Caroline Dunleavy and Rhea Shrivastava bested Jasmin Tripathy and Sarah Mezini 6-1 before Samantha Martinelli and Jessie Gong downed Anna Napadiy and Martina Bocchi by the same margin. Jovana Bogicevic and Ashley Avery held a 4-3 lead over Rena Lin and Chelsea Kung at No. 2 doubles when their match was halted.

The Bulldogs took the victory with singles wins at No. 1, No. 3 and No. 4. Martinelli secured the No. 1 match against Napadiy while Shrivastava claimed No. 6 from Mezini. Kung sealed it No. 2 with her victory over Bocchi.

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Massachusetts vs. Yale • ECAC Indoor Championships • New York, N.Y. • Fri., Feb. 7, 2020

Doubles
1: [YALE] Martinelli/Gong def. [UM] Napadiy/Bocchi 6-1
2: [UM] Bogicevic/Avery vs. [YALE] Lin/Kung 4-3 (unfinished)
3: [YALE] Dunleavy/Shrivastava def. [UM] Tripathy/Mezini 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 1

Singles
1: [YALE] Martinelli def. [UM] Napadiy 6-0, 6-1
2: [YALE] Kung def. [UM] Bocchi 6-1, 6-1
3: [YALE] Dunleavy vs. [UM] Bogicevic 6-0, 3-3 (unfinished)
4: [YALE] Lin vs. [UM] Avery 6-3, 3-2 (unfinished)
5: [YALE] Lou vs. [UM] Tripathy 6-1, 5-1 (unfinished)
6: [YALE] Shrivastava def. [UM] Mezini 6-0, 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 6, 2

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Massachusetts Tennis Downed By Yale In ECAC Indoor Championships

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Players Mentioned

Ashley Avery

Martina Bocchi

Jovana Bogicevic

Sarah Mezini

Anna Napadiy

Jasmin Tripathy

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