ITHACA, N.Y. - Dominating in its first Ivy League dual match of the season, the Harvard men's tennis team defeated Brown today, Feb. 18, in the first round of the ECAC tournament. The top-seeded Crimson took down the Bears 4-0, and will move on to face fifth-seeded Princeton tomorrow, Feb. 19, at noon ET. 
 
Kicking the match off with doubles, the Crimson started off fast, taking the first-position match, 6-2. Despite dropping the third-position match, 6-3, Harvard rallied to take both the second-position match and the doubles point. 
 
The Crimson carried that momentum into singles, sweeping through its Brown opponents with ease. Harvard captured wins in the fourth-, fifth- and second-position matches in quick succession, securing the 4-0 victory over its Ivy League rival. 

Harvard Highlights

• With his match suspended, captain Brian Shi maintains his perfection in singles play, sporting a 5-0 record on the season. 
• This is the Crimson's first 4-0 win of the 2022 season, not having scored a 4-0 victory since Feb. 8, 2020, when it took down Memphis. 

Up Next

The Crimson will take on the fifth-seeded Princeton Tigers in the semi-finals of the ECAC Tournament. The match will take place tomorrow, Feb. 19, at noon ET. 

Results

Doubles

1. Milvasky/Shi (H) def. Komatineni/Arocho (Brown), 6-2 
2. Walker/Jachuck (H) def. Lam/Lam (Brown), 6-4
3. Chou/Mu (Brown) def. Von Der Schulenburg/Sun (H), 6-3 

Order of finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles

1. Von Der Schulenburg (H) vs. Lam (Brown), 7-5, 2-1, Susp. 
2. Walker (H) def. Komatineni (Brown), 6-1, 6-1
3. Shi (H) vs. Chou (Brown), 6-1, 5-2, Susp. 
4. Jachuck (H) def. Mu (Brown), 6-2, 6-0
5. Milavsky (H) def. Lam (Brown), 6-1, 6-2 
6. Lins (H) vs. Feldman (Brown), 6-2, 5-3, Susp. 

Order of finish: 4, 5, 2