ATHENS, GA – In front of a packed Dan Magill Tennis Complex on the campus of University of Georgia, No. 11 Harvard Men's Tennis battled neck and neck with No. 6 Georgia before falling in a 2-4 decision.
The Crimson began the day by setting the tone in doubles play with a dominant 6-1 win by
Henry von der Schulenburg and
Alan Yim at the No. 3 position. Georgia responded with a 6-3 victory at the No. 2 position, leaving a ranked battle at No. 1 to decide the doubles point.
No. 62
Daniel Milavsky and
Harris Walker were in a back-and-forth contest with the No. 6 nationally ranked duo of Trent Bryde and Ethan Quinn (Georgia). Continuously applying pressure to the top-10 pairing, Milavsky and Walker pushed the match to tiebreakers before falling 7-4.
Despite falling behind 1-0 following doubles, the Crimson did not falter as play moved to singles. Harvard looked poised for a comeback as they took three first sets and forced to other matches to tiebreakers.
von der Schulenburg got the Crimson on the board quickly, dominating No. 19 Philip Henning (Georgia), 6-2, 6-1 at the No. 2 position.
While Georgia responded shortly after with a win at the No. 6 position, Milavsky picked up his second ranked singles win of the season to once again tie the match at 2-2 with three matches outstanding. The sophomore playing at the No. 3 position defeated No. 113 Trent Bryde (Georgia) in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4.
Although staging possible comebacks on No. 4 and 5, the Bulldogs were able to ultimately clinch the victory with wins at the No. 1 and 5 positions.
Harvard Highlights
- The Crimson conclude the 2022-23 season with a record of 21-6. Their 21 wins is the most in a single season with Andrew Rueb '95, The Scott Mead '77 Head Coach for Harvard Men's Tennis, The James Herscot '58 Coach of Excellence, at the helm.
- In the 2022-23 season, Harvard tied a previous best of 12 wins over ranked opponents, including defeating No. 47 Arizona State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen.
- von der Schulenburg had a pair of dominant performances in Athens today. The junior co-captain won 6-1 in doubles with partner Yim and dropped the least number of games in singles with his 6-2, 6-1 victory.
- Milavsky finished his sophomore campaign strong by picking up his second ranked singles win of the season in his commanding victory over No. 113 nationally ranked singles player, Trent Bryde (Georgia).
Results
Doubles
- No. 6 Trent Bryde/Ethan Quinn (Georgia) def. No. 62 Daniel Milavsky/Harris Walker, 7-6 (4)
- Teodor Giusca/Philip Henning (Georgia) def. Ronan Jachuck/Steven Sun, 6-3
- Henry von der Schulenburg/Alan Yim def. Blake Croyder/Britton Johnston (Georgia), 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles
- No. 2 Ethan Quinn (Georgia) def. No. 37 Harris Walker, 7-6 (5), 6-1
- No. 35 Henry von der Schulenburg def. No. 19 Philip Henning (Georgia), 6-2, 6-1
- Daniel Milavsky def. No. 113 Trent Bryde (Georgia), 6-2, 6-4
- Ronan Jachuck vs. No. 106 Black Croyder (Georgia), DNF 7-6 (3), 1-6, 3-5
- Miguel Perez Pena (Georgia) def. Steven Sun, 7-6 (6), 6-4
- Teodor Giusca (Georgia) def. Valdemar Pape, 6-4, 6-0
Order of finish: 2, 6, 3, 1, 5
Next Up
While team competition has concluded for the Crimson, co-captains
Henry von der Schulenburg and
Harris Walker will travel to Orlando, FL to compete in the 2023 NCAA Singles Tournament with play beginning on Monday, May 22.
