CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Opening Ivy League action at home, the No. 15 Harvard men's tennis team (11-4, 1-0 Ivy League) took down Dartmouth (8-7, 0-1 Ivy League), 7-0, this afternoon at the Beren Tennis Center. With the win, the Crimson improved to 11-4 overall and 1-0 in conference play.
 
Harvard secured the first point of the match with the doubles point after battling to wins at No. 1 and No. 3. Daniel Milavsky and Brian Shi opened the match with a 6-2 win on court one, before Henry von der Schulenburg and Steven Sun topped Dartmouth's No. 3 pair, 6-4, to give the Crimson an early 1-0 lead.
 
The Crimson continued its momentum into singles play, claiming the first set in all six matches. Von der Schulenburg took control early on court one, extending Harvard's lead to 2-0 after earning a 6-4, 6-2 win in the No. 1 spot. Harvard secured its third point of the day from Harris Walker on court three by a score of 6-2, 6-2 to put the Crimson on the brink of victory. First-year David Lins clinched the match for Harvard in a straight-sets victory, grinding out a 6-3, 6-3 win on court six.
 
Harvard captured the next two points off wins from Ronan Jachuck and Steven Sun in the No. 4 and No. 5 spots, while Shi sealed the 7-0 decision on court two.

"It was a strong performance up and down the lineup today," stated Andrew Rueb '95, The Scott Mead '77 Head Coach for Harvard Men's Tennis. "The high winds were challenging and that made for scrappy tennis. I was proud of how the team embraced it and found different ways of winning. A special shout out to David Lins for once again stepping into the singles lineup and executing his game plan."
 
Harvard Highlights
- The Crimson picked up its fifth shutout of the year.
- With his win in the No. 3 spot, captain Brian Shi is now 13-0 in singles play.
- Harvard improved to 75-11 in its all-time series with Dartmouth.

Up Next
Back on the road, the Crimson will travel to New York to take on Columbia and Cornell next weekend. Harvard will face the Lions on Saturday, April 9 at 1 p.m., before taking on the Big Red on Sunday, April 10 at 1 p.m. Both matches will be broadcast on ESPN+.
 
Results:
Doubles
1. Daniel Milavsky/Brian Shi (Harvard) def. Pauli/Gibbons (Dartmouth), 6-2
2. Harris Walker/Ronan Jachuck (Harvard) def. Knox Jones/Widdecombe (Dartmouth), 5-3
3. Henry von der Schulenburg/Steven Sun (Harvard) def. Chang/Ilie (Dartmouth), 6-4 

Order of Finish: 1, 3
 
Singles
1. Henry von der Schulenburg (Harvard) def. Gibbons (Dartmouth), 6-4, 6-2
2. Brian Shi (Harvard) def. Guerroero (Dartmouth), 6-1, 4-6, 10-7
3. Harris Walker (Harvard) def. Pauli (Dartmouth), 6-2, 6-2
4. Ronan Jachuck (Harvard) def. Knox-Jones (Dartmouth), 7-5, 4-3
5. Steven Sun (Harvard) def. Ilie (Dartmouth), 6-2, 7-6 (4)
6. David Lins (Harvard) def. Wittecombe (Dartmouth), 6-3, 6-3 

Order of Finish: 1, 3, 6, 4, 5, 2