The Yale men’s tennis team was back in action this weekend up and down the East Coast. The Bulldogs sent part of their squad south to compete in the Georgia Tech Invitational, where they easily handled several ranked SEC and ACC opponents. At the same, the other half of the squad traveled to Ithaca, NY, to play in the Cornell Invitational. 

On day one in Atlanta, the Bulldogs started the weekend hot by rolling over the Tide, going undefeated in three matches against Alabama and collecting a victory against Ole Miss. Vignesh Gogineni ’26 started the scoring, beating Alabama’s Andrii Zimnokh 6–3, 6–2. 

Jim Ji ’27 followed that up by beating the Tide’s Zach Foster 6–4, 6–4. Eric Li ’26 and Ji registered win number three for Yale against Alabama, beating Alabama’s Zimnokh and Foster in doubles, 8–3. Jason Shuler ’28 was responsible for the fourth victory of the day, knocking off Benjamin Martin of Ole Miss 6–3, 6–4. 

The Bulldogs continued their strong play on the second day of the Georgia Tech Invitational. Once again, Gogineni led the way, downing Georgia Tech’s Gianluca Carlini on his home court 6–1, 6–3. Shuler, too, was victorious, proving to be the better Bulldog as he defeated Mississippi State’s Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes 6–3, 7–6. Ji also dominated another Yellow Jacket on his home court, beating Georgia Tech’s Christopher Clement. Gogineni and Shuler picked up the final victory of the day in another battle of the Bulldogs, coming out on top of Mississippi State’s Guimaraes and Marshall Landry 8–5. 

On the tournament’s final day, Gogineni rounded out the weekend, winning his third singles match by beating Isac Stromberg of Ole Miss 6–4, 6–4. Ji also picked up his third victory, winning in straight sets against Georgia State’s Baran Soyler. 

In doubles, Gogineni and Shuler took control early and came out on top against Georgia Tech’s Gabriele Brancatelli and Rohan Sachdev 8–5. Li and Ji also picked up a win, beating Siwanat Auytayakuiwanal and Chase Robinson of Liberty 8-5. 

Overall, it was a very successful weekend down south for Yale as they knocked off two Top 25 ITA-ranked teams: No. 13 Mississippi State and No. 21 Alabama. They also took down the host of the invitational and 35th-ranked Georgia Tech as part of their 12–6 weekend at the Georgia Tech Invitational. 

Things in Ithaca were concurrently going well for the remainder of the Bulldogs. 

On the first day, Yale won three matches against Penn State. Leading the way was Dylan Tsoi ’27, picking up a very impressive victory over Sam Bossem 7–6, 6–3. Luke Neal ’25 also won in straight sets, defeating Denys Forgaci 7–6, 7–6. Aidan Reilly ’25 rounded out the scoring for the day, easily handling Alexander Sterin and winning 6–2, 6–3. 

On day two, the Bulldogs started to get hot, winning five of eight matches against Penn State. For the second day in a row, Tsoi, Neal and Reilly all came out on top. Tsoi collected a hard-fought victory over David Lindsay, winning 6–3, 2–6, 6–3. Neal also won in three sets, beating Nolan Ranger 7–6, 2–6, 6–4. Reilly finished singles by defeating Sam Bossem in straight sets, 6–2, 7–6. 

In doubles play, Neal and Walker Oberg ’25 won their first match of the day, beating Ranger and Forgaci 8–4 before falling to Shrikeshav Murugesan and Alexander Sterin 8–3. Reilly and Tsoi also went 1-1, first beating Ranger and Forgaci 8–6 before dropping to Lindsay and Reiya Hattori 8-4. 

The final day of the Cornell Invitational proved to be much more challenging for Yale, as the Bulldogs could only scrape out one singles victory. Ober was the lone victor, defeating Penn State’s Alexander Sterin 6–4, 6–3. Tsoi, Neal and Reilly all fell to Cornell and Penn State opponents. 

As the team’s fall season comes to a close, three individual Bulldogs will be in action next weekend in hopes of qualifying for the NCAA Individual Championships in Waco, TX. 

Jim Ji will play in the ITA Masters Championship in Rome, GA, following his win at the Ivy League Masters. There, he will need to win to qualify for the NCAAs. 

Krish Gupta ’28 and Eric Li will travel to Chapel Hill, NC, to compete in singles at the ITA Sectional Championships. The two will have to advance to the semifinals to qualify for the NCAAs.