EVANSTON, Ill. – No. 30 Harvard men's tennis (4-1) took the first four points to best No. 45 Boise State in Evanston, Illinois Saturday afternoon. The Crimson clinched the win as junior Nicky Hu defeated Garrett Patton in straight sets (6-4, 6-4).

Harvard earned the doubles point after senior captain Denis Nguyen and sophomore Brian Yeung posted a 6-2 win over Toby Mitchell and Patton.

Rookie Grant Solomon started things off for the Crimson with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Danny Moyer in the No. 6 spot. Yeung wasn't far behind with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Abe Hewko. Hu clinched for the Crimson at the No. 2 spot before the Broncos were able to seal the next three points.  

At the No. 1 spot, Nguyen put up a strong showing against Thomas Tenreiro, but fell in three sets (6-1, 5-7, 0-1 (7)).

Harvard will be back in action tomorrow against host Northwestern, ranked No. 26 in the latest ITA poll.

#30 Harvard 4, #45 Boise State 3
Feb. 7, 2015 at Evanston, Ill.

Singles
No. 1: Thomas Tenreiro (BSU) def. Denis Nguyen (Harvard) 6-1, 5-7, 0-1 (7)
No. 2: Nicky Hu (Harvard) def. Garrett Patton (BSU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 3: Toby Mitchell (BSU) def. Alex Steinroeder (Harvard) 6-4, 7-6 (4)
No. 4: Brian Foley (BSU) def. Kenny Tao (Harvard) 6-4, 6-4
No. 5: Brian Young (Harvard) def. Abe Hewko (BSU) 6-2, 6-4
No. 6: Grant Solomon (Harvard) def. Danny Moyer (BSU) 6-1, 6-1
Order of finish: 6, 5, 2*, 4, 1, 3 

Doubles
No. 1: Denis Nguyen/Brian Young (Harvard) def. Toby Mitchell/ Garrett Patton (BSU) 6-2
No. 2: Sebastian Beltrame/Nicky Hu (Harvard) vs. Abe Hewko/Thomas Tenreiro (BSU) 5-3 (unf.)
No. 3: Alex Steinroeder/Grant Solomon (Harvard) def. Brian Foley/Danny Moyer (BSU) 6-1

Order of finish: 3, 1*