Yale Defeats Fairleigh Dickinson 6-1
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Yale improved to 5-3 with a 6-1 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson Saturday at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center. The Bulldogs swept all three doubles matches to win the doubles point in the victory.
At No. 1 doubles, junior Calvin Bennett and freshman Marc Powers defeated Marco Jemrsic and Peter Skvara 8-5. The doubles team of senior Connor Dawson and sophomore Joel Samaha rolled to an 8-3 win over Ibrahim Shams and Sven Sjoerds at No. 2 doubles. Playing No. 3 doubles, freshman John Huang and freshman Daniel Hoffman won 8-3 over Andrew Denny and Domini Herny.
The Bulldogs also won five of six singles matches in the victory. At No. 1 singles, Powers cruised to a 6-1, 6-4 win over Herny. Huang defeated Skvarka in straight sets 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2 singles. Bennett pulled out a 6-2, 4-6, 2-1 (4) win at No. 3 singles over Sjoerds. Playing No. 4 singles, Hoffman rolled to a 6-3, 6-2 win over Mark Herny. At the No. 5 singles slot, Samaha battled to a 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 win over Denny.
Complete Results
Singles
1.
Marc Powers (Y) def. Dominic Herny (F), 6-1, 6-4
2.
John Huang (Y) def. Peter Skvarka (F), 6-1, 6-2
3.
Calvin Bennett (Y) def. Sven Sjoerds (F), 6-2, 4-6, 2-1 (4)
4.
Daniel Hoffman (Y) def. Mark Herny (F), 6-3, 6-2
5.
Joel Samaha (Y) def. Andrew Denny (F), 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
6.
Ted Segerfors (F) def. Matthew Schimmel (Y), 6-3, 4-6, 1-0
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Doubles
1.
Bennett / Powers (Y) def. Jemersic / Skvarka (F), 8-5
2.
Connor Dawson / Samaha (Y) def. Shams / Sjoerds (F), 8-3
3.
Huang / Hoffman (Y) def. Denny / D. Herny (F), 8-3
Report Filed by Steven Horn
’10, Yale Sports Publicity