SAN DIEGO, CA – No. 7 Harvard Men's Tennis took on San Diego State for the second time in the last four days to open play at the Ed Collins Spring Classic.  In a repeat of their last matchup, the Crimson swept the Aztec, 4-0 to move on to the semifinals of the tournament. 
 
The Crimson began the day by securing the doubles point off of wins at the No. 1 and 3 positions.  David Lins and Alan Yim grabbed the first win of the day for Harvard with relative ease, 6-2.  Shortly after, Daniel Milavsky and Harris Walker stayed strong in a tight battle against the No. 80 nationally ranked doubles duo to pull out a 7-5 victory and clinch the doubles point.
 
Moving into singles, Walker picked up his eighth win of the spring, defeating Johannes Seeman (SDSU) in straight sets to put the Crimson up 2-0. 
 
Competing for the first time during the Crimson California trip, Henry von der Schulenburg put the Crimson a win away from clinching by winning his match at the No. 2 position.  After dropping the first set, the junior stormed back, dominating 6-3, 6-1 in the next two sets to claim the win. 
 
Playing at the No. 6 position for the Crimson, Yim grabbed the final and clinching win for the Crimson with a straight set victory over Andre Saleh (SDSU).  Yim pulled out a gritty tiebreaker win in the first set, followed by a 6-4 second set to down his opponent and solidify the Harvard win. 

Harvard Highlights

• For the second time this week, the duo of Milavsky and Walker defeated the No. 80 nationally ranked duo, Johannes Seeman and Chikaya Sato (SDSU).  The pairing is now 3-0 overall, having teamed up for the first time all season this week.    
• Lins and Yim nearly mirrored their Monday performance of 6-1, only dropping two games in todays match.  The two wins against SDSU are the only two times the duo has teamed up this season. 
• Walker continues to dominate this year, improving to 8-2 with his win tonight.  Walker's eight singles wins leads all Crimson players for the spring season.
• With his win tonight, von der Schulenburg remains undefeated for the spring.  The junior has won all six of his completed matches and sits at 12-3 overall for the 2022-23 campaign. 
• The Crimson now hold a double-digit lead in the all-time series with San Diego State, holding a 15-5 lead.  Harvard has won the last nine meetings between the two squads.

Results

Doubles

1. Daniel Milavsky/Harris Walker def. No. 80 Johannes Seeman/Chikaya Sato (SDSU), 7-5
2. Ronan Jachuck/Steven Sun vs. Alexander Mandma/Bora Sengul (SDSU), DNF 6-6
3. David Lins/Alan Yim def. Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice/Mathieu Josserand (SDSU), 6-2

Order of finish: 3, 1
 
Singles

1. No. 26 Harris Walker def. Johannes Seeman (SDSU), 7-6 (1), 6-3
2. No. 11 Henry von der Schulenburg def. Chikaya Sato (SDSU), 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
3. Daniel Milavsky vs. Alexander Mandma (SDSU), DNF 3-6, 7-5, 3-1
4. Ronan Jachuck vs. Bora Sengul (SDSU), DNF 7-5, 3-6, 1-2
5. Valdemar Pape vs. Eugneio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice (SDSU), DNF 3-6, 6-4, 4-2
6. Alan Yim def. Andre Saleh (SDSU), 7-6 (7), 6-4

Order of finish: 1, 2,6

Next Up

The Crimson will take on No. 36 Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) tomorrow in the semifinals of the Ed Collins Spring Classic.

For the Foes

• The Crimson will face off against VCU following the Rams 4-3 victory over No. 35 Tulane in the opening round today.
• The Rams are 12-3 this season with two of their three losses coming UTSA and Wake Forest in the two matches leading up to their win today. 
• Their win today is the third ranked victory for the squad so far this spring season, having defeated No. 64 South Florida and No. 54 Virginia Tech.
• The Crimson and the Rams having only faced off seven times all-time with Harvard holding a slight 4-3 edge in the series.
• The matchup will be the first between the two squads in 17 years.  The Rams defeated the Crimson 1-6 the last time they met in the 2006 season.