PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Facing the No. 1 ranked team in the NAIA, Harvard was upended by Keiser on Thursday, 3-2, in a match-play style event held at Sandhill Crane Golf Club.
 
Nine head-to-head matches were played on the day, with the top-five being used to tally the official team score. 
 
In the counting matches, junior Brian Isztwan picked up a full point for the Crimson with a 2&1 win over Jakob Stubhaug, while sophomores Kevin Sze and Adam Xiao each tied their respective opponents. 
 
In the extra contests, first-year Diego Saavedra Davila was a winner for Harvard, posting a 3&2 victory against the Seahawks' Nicolas Llanos. 
 
The dual match marked Harvard's second such competition of the spring. The Crimson faced Charleston Southern in an identically formatted event back in February. 

Results

Brian Isztwan (Harv) def. Jakob Stubhaug (Keiser) – 2&1
Kevin Sze (Harv) tied Jack Maxey (Keiser) – AS
Javier Neira Garcia (Keiser) def. Oliver Cordeiro (Harv) – 5&4
Adam Xiao (Harv) tied Florian Benner (Keiser) - AS
Wilhelm Ahlgren (Keiser) def. Peter George (Harv) – 3&2
 
*Below matches did not count toward team total
Isac Wallin (Keiser) def. Jeffrey Fang (Harv) – 3&1
Samuel Oscarsson (Keiser) def. Alex Zhu (Harv) – 1up
Diego Saavedra-Davila (Harv) def. Nicolas Llanos (Keiser) – 3&2
Valentin Legroux (Keiser) def. Brian Ma (Harv) – 5&3

Up Next: 

Harvard will play its first tournament of the spring March 26-27 when the Crimson makes the journey to Ocean City, Md. for the Battle at Rum Pointe.