Crimson Men's Tennis Takes Consolation Championship in San Diego
Freshman Casey MacMaster improved his record Saturday to 13-5 in doubles matches this spring (photo courtesy Gil Talbot).
SAN DIEGO – It was strength at the bottom of the lineup that held up for the Harvard men's tennis team Saturday, grabbing three of four matches in the No. 3 through No. 6 spots to clinch a 4-3 Crimson win over Denver in the Hilton Mission Valley Spring Classic.
Harvard wrapped up the doubles point quickly to go ahead 1-0 in the dual with wins from the duos of Casey MacMaster and Aba Omodele-Lucien at No. 1, and Alistair Felton and Andy Nguyen at No. 3.
Freshman Casey MacMaster improved his singles record in duals this spring to 9-2 with a three-set, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, victory over fellow rookie Alex Clinkenbeard of Denver. Sophomore Joshua Tchan went back above .500 (3-2) at the No. 6 spot this season with a two-set blanking, 6-0, 6-0, over the Pioneers' Angel Alvarez.
The Crimson returns home March 27 for a doubleheader versus Illinois State and Fairfield at the Murr Center Tennnis Courts.
Harvard 4, Denver 3
| No. | Singles | Score | |
| 1 | Enej Bonin def. Jonathan Pearlman | 6-4, 6-3 | |
| 2 | Yannick Weihs def. Alistair Felton | 7-6(5), 6-4 | |
| 3 | Aba Omodele-Lucien def. Jens Vorkefeld | 6-4, 6-2 | |
| 4 | Andrew Landwerlen def. Andy Nguyen | 7-5, 6-4 | |
| 5 | Casey MacMaster def. Alex Clinkenbeard | 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 | |
| 6 | Joshua Tchan def. Angel Alvarez | 6-0, 6-0 | |
| Doubles | |||
| 1 | MacMaster/Omodele-Lucien def. Landwerlen/Vorkefeld | 8-2 | |
| 2 | Pearlman/Tchan vs. Bonin/Weihs | DNF | |
| 3 | Felton/Nguyen def. Alvarez/Clinkenbeard | 8-4 |
