CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The No. 14 Harvard men's tennis team concluded its 2021-22 campaign this afternoon, falling in a tight battle to No. 18 Stanford, 4-3. The Crimson finished its impressive season with a 19-5 overall record.
The Crimson dropped the doubles point for just the second time in its last nine matches. Stanford struck first with a 6-3 win on court three. Harvard responded with a 7-5 win in the No. 1 spot to even it up. However, the Cardinal clinched the point shortly after with a 7-5 victory on court two.
Stanford doubled its advantage to begin singles play, picking up a 6-2, 6-0 win on court four over
Ronan Jachuck. No. 60
Harris Walker got the Crimson on the board after securing a 6-4, 6-3 victory in the No. 2 spot. Tying the match at 2-2,
Daniel Milavsky battled to a 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 triumph on court five. The Cardinal regained its lead when 15th-ranked Arthur Fery defeated No. 38
Henry von der Schulenburg, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, in the No. 1 spot.
In a thrilling battle on court six,
Steven Sun's heroics tied the match once more at 3-3 with a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 victory. The match came down to court three, with No. 66
Brian Shi taking on No. 80 Max Basing of Stanford. Shi fell in set one, 4-6, before answering back with a 6-4 win in set two. Unfortunately, Basing topped Shi in set three, 7-5, to clinch the 4-3 win for Stanford.
"College tennis was the big winner today," stated Andrew Rueb, The Scott Mead '77 Head Coach For Harvard Men's Tennis. "The quality of tennis was off the charts. It was great to be part of a historic match between two storied programs."
"The atmosphere in the Murr was electric," continued Rueb. "To have close to 500 people packing the stands and so many of our alums, faculty, staff and the wider Boston tennis community at the match was a dream come true. Thanks for everyone who came out and supported the Crimson this year!
"I couldn't be more proud of this team and our season. They accomplished so many of their goals and we just fell one point short today. It was a historic run. We left the Murr with our heads held high."
Results
Doubles
1. No. 42
Brian Shi/
Daniel Milavsky (H) def. No. 41 Axel Geller/Tomas Kopczynski (S) – 7-5
2. No. 25 Arthur Fery/Alexandre Rotsaert (S) def.
Harris Walker/
Ronan Jachuck (H) – 7-5
3. Max Basing/Timothy Sah (S) def.
Henry von der Schulenburg/
Steven Sung (H) – 6-3
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
Singles
1. No. 38
Henry von der Schulenburg (H) vs. No. 15 Arthur Fery (S) – 6-1, 3-6, 2-6
2. No. 60
Harris Walker (H) def. No. 112 Axel Geller (S) – 6-4, 6-3
3. No. 80 Max Basing (S) def. No. 66
Brian Shi (Harv) – 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
4. No. 78 Alexandre Rotsaert (S) def.
Ronan Jachuck (H) – 6-2, 6-0
5.
Daniel Milavsky (H) def. Sangeet Sridhar (S) – 6-1, 4-6, 6-0
6.
Steven Sun (H) def. Timothy Sah (S) – 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 5, 1, 6, 3
