NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Dartmouth men's tennis fell to Yale, 5-2, in the Big Green's final road match of the season on Friday.
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"This was another tough one for us today,"
Xander Centenari '13, the John Kenfield and
Chuck Kinyon Head Coach of Men's Tennis, said. "A positive was taking the doubles point to give us some good momentum going into singles. We couldn't quite get the job done, but it was a good fight from our guys all the way around. This hasn't been an easy season for us, but these guys are committed to the process and we have to just keep trusting it. We are getting better with every match we play."
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Dartmouth (8-12, 0-6) at Yale (10-11, 2-4)
The Bulldogs won at No. 2 doubles to start the match, but
Logan Chang and
Carlos Guerrero Alvarez had a 7-5 victory at the No. 3 position to even things up. On court one,
Dominik Pauli and
Anders Gibbons had a 7-6(5) defeat of their opponents to give Dartmouth the lead heading to singles.
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A win for Yale at the No. 4 position tied the score, while Bulldog victories at the No. 1, 2, 6 and 5 put the home team up by four. On court three, Pauli had a three-set win to give the Big Green another point.
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Dartmouth will host Brown on Sunday to officially close the season. The team will recognize senior
Pierce Widdecombe prior to the match.
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1)Â Â Â Â Pauli/Gibbons (Dartmouth) def. Lin/Lefevre (Yale), 7-6(5)
2)Â Â Â Dean/Reilly (Yale) def. Knox-Jones/Widdecombe (Dartmouth), 6-3
3)Â Â Â Chang/Guerrero Alvarez (Dartmouth) def. Neal/Sun (Yale), 7-5
Order of finish: 2,3,1
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1)Â Â Â Â Dean (Yale) def. Gibbons (Dartmouth), 6-2, 6-2
2)Â Â Â Sun (Yale) def. Guerrero Alvarez (Dartmouth), 7-6, 6-3
3)Â Â Â Pauli (Dartmouth) def. Lin (Yale), 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
4)Â Â Â Reilly (Yale) def. Knox-Jones (Dartmouth), 6-0, 6-2
5)Â Â Â Oberg (Yale) vs. Widdecombe (Dartmouth), 4-6, 6-3, 2-1, ret.
6)   Neal (Yale) def. Chang (Dartmouth), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Order of finish: 4,1,2,6,5,3