CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 7 Harvard Men's Tennis dropped a tight, 4-2, match in the finals of the Ed Collins Spring Classic to No. 70 University of Utah.
Despite
David Lins and
Alan Yim picking up the first win of the day at the No. 3 doubles position, the Crimson began down 1-0 after dropping matches at the No. 1 and 2 spots.
The Crimson battled back, picking up the next two wins of the day from
Ronan Jachuck and
Steven Sun in singles. Jachuck and Sun both dominated grabbing their wins in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3 and 6-3, 7-5, respectively.
Despite taking every other match to three sets, the Crimson were bested in three other singles matches. With one match outstanding, the Utes ultimately clinched the match with a win at the No. 1 singles position.
Harvard Highlights
- In the Crimson two singles wins today, Ronan Jachuck and Steven Sun defeated their opponents in straight sets.
- Jachuck dominated in his singles match, winning a pair of 6-3 decisions to pick up the first win of the day for the Crimson.
- Sun picked up his third win in a row defeating Bruno Caula in straight sets at the No. 5 position for the Crimson.
- With the win, the Utes tied up the all-time series at 3-3.
Results
Doubles
- No. 21 Patrik Trhac/Berk Bugarikj (Utah) def. Daniel Milavsky/Harris Walker, 6-4
- Franco Capalbo/Geronimo Espin Busleiman (Utah) def. Ronan Jachuck/Steven Sun, 6-3
- David Lins/Alan Yim def. Francisco Bastias/Bruno Caula (Utah), 6-3
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles
- Franco Capalbo (Utah) def. No. 26 Harris Walker, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4
- No. 11 Henry von der Schulenburg vs. No. 54 Geronimo Espin Busleiman (Utah), DNF, 7-6, 6-6
- Franco Capalbo (Utah) def. Daniel Milavsky, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
- Ronan Jachuck def. Berk Bugarikj (Utah), 6-3, 6-3
- Steven Sun def. Bruno Caula (Utah), 6-3, 7-5
- Patrik Trhac (Utah) def. Valdemar Pape, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
Order of finish: 4, 5, 6, 3, 1
Next Up
The Crimson will compete at home for the first time this spring, welcoming No. 51 Virginia Tech and Boston University to Cambridge, Mass. on Friday, March 24.
