Men’s Tennis Drops Ivy Opener to Yale

Saturday, March 28

Providence, R.I

1 p.m.

Brown University

Yale

Photo by: Jamie Fiedorek

3/28/2026 6:19:00 PM | Men's Tennis

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Brown men's tennis team (15-8, 0-1 Ivy) dropped its Ivy League opener to Yale (14-5, 1-0 Ivy), 1-6, on Saturday afternoon inside the Pizzitola Sports Center.

In doubles play, Ivan Sodan and Lukas Phimvongsa were topped 1-6 by Vignesh Gogineni and Edward Liao. Noah Hernandez and Zander Bravo secured a 6-4 win over Dylan Tsoi and Jason Shuler, and Elliot Wasserman and Cole Oberg were edged by Jim Ji and Eric Li in a tight 6-7 (3-7) decision.

In singles, Sodan fell to Gogineni 2-6, 3-6, and Phimvongsa was topped by Liao with a 3-6, 3-6 result. Hernandez pushed Shuler to three sets before falling 6-4, 3-6, 1-6, while Robert Yang put Brown on the board with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Ji. Wasserman was outlasted by Li, 4-6, 6-2, 10-6, and Bravo fell to Tsoi with a 6-7, 4-6 defeat.

Brown will continue Ivy League play when it welcomes Columbia to the Pizzitola Sports Center on Saturday, Apr. 4, at 1 p.m.

RESULTS

Doubles

Vignesh Gogineni/Edward Liao (Yale) def. Ivan Sodan/Lukas Phimvongsa (Brown), 6-1

Noah Hernandez/Zander Bravo (Brown) def. Dylan Tsoi/Jason Shuler (Yale), 6-4

Jim Ji/Eric Li (Yale) def. Elliot Wasserman/Cole Oberg (Brown), 6-7 (3-7)

Singles

Vignesh Gogineni (Yale) def. Ivan Sodan (Brown), 6-2, 6-3

Edward Liao (Yale) def. Lukas Phimvongsa (Brown), 6-3, 6-3

Jason Shuler (Yale) def. Noah Hernandez (Brown), 4-6, 6-3, 6-1

Robert Yang (Brown) def. Jim Ji (Yale), 6-4, 6-4

Eric Li (Yale) def. Elliot Wasserman (Brown), 4-6, 6-2, 10-6

Dylan Tsoi (Yale) def. Zander Bravo (Brown) 7-6, 6-4

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