SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Arthur Neuhaus and Guillaume Dalmasso got off Santa Clara men's tennis to a good start when they defeated the No. 79-ranked doubles team of Renaud Lefevre and Vignesh Gogineni but the Broncos could not sustain the momentum in the 5-2 loss to No. 62 Yale at the Degheri Tennis Center on Monday.
It was the start that Santa Clara (8-6) was looking for against a nationally ranked opponent when Neuhaus and Dalmasso easily handled Lefevre and Gogineni 6-2 on court one to win the first doubles match of the afternoon. However, Yale (9-5) came back to take the remaining two doubles matches to secure the doubles point. Playing on court three, Eric Li and Michael Sun defeated Jack Pulliam and Santiago Hinojosa 6-1 to put the Bulldogs up 1-0 on the team scoreboard.
Yale picked up the first two singles win to take a 3-0 lead before Mann Shah put the Broncos on the board with a 7-5, 6-4 straight-set victory over Luke Neal on court four to cut into the deficit at 3-1.
Santa Clara looked to stretch out the match on court two but Gogineni got the better of Dalmasso this time, winning a prolonged second set to clinch the match, 6-2, 7-6 (11-9).
The Broncos also got a singles win from Christian Lerby.
NEXT UP
The Broncos resume West Coast Conference action with a pair of road contests at Pacific and Saint Mary's on Saturday and Sunday.
RESULTS
#62 Yale 5, Santa Clara 2
March 20, 2023 at Santa Clara, Calif. (Degheri Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Theo Dean (YALE) def. Arthur Neuhaus (SCU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Vignesh Gogineni (YALE) def. Guillaume Dalmasso (SCU) 6-2, 7-6 (11-9)
3. Christian Lerby (SCU) def. Michael Sun (YALE) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
4. Mann Shah (SCU) def. Luke Neal (YALE) 7-5, 6-4
5. Aidan Reilly (YALE) def. Santiago Hinojosa (SCU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-0
6. Walker Oberg (YALE) def. Nick Cmager (SCU) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Arthur Neuhaus/Guillaume Dalmasso (SCU) def. #79 Renaud Lefevre/Vignesh Gogineni (YALE) 6-2
2. Theo Dean/Aidan Reilly (YALE) def. Mann Shah/Christian Lerby (SCU) 6-3
3. Eric Li/Michael Sun (YALE) def. Jack Pulliam/Santiago Hinojosa (SCU) 6-3
Match Notes
Yale 9-5; National ranking #62
Santa Clara 8-6
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (6,1,4,2,3,5)
