CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – For the second straight match, No. 11 Harvard Men's Tennis blanked their opponent, defeating No. 47 Arizona State, 4-0, to advance to their first NCAA Sweet Sixteen since 2004. 
 
The one-two punch of duos in Daniel Milavsky and Harris Walker and Ronan Jachuck and Steven Sun continue to outperform their opponents.  Shortly after falling on No. 3. Jachcuk and Sun were victorious at the No. 2 position, winning 6-4.  To clinch the doubles point No. 62 Milavsky and Walker defeated Jacob Bullard and Constantinos Koshis (Arizona State), 6-3, putting the Crimson up 1-0 early. 
 

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As the Crimson looked to close the match out in singles, the two teams split first set wins with either squad pulling ahead on three courts.  Jachuck and Sun both won their first sets 7-5, at the No. 4 and 5 positions, respectively.  Sun ultimately gave the Crimson their first singles point after dominating the second set, 6-1.  Nearly mirroring Sun's results Jachuck cruised through the second set, winning 6-2. 
 
With the Crimson a win away from clinching the match, Valdemar Pape pulled away from this opponent at the No. 6 position.  The first-year picked up his fourteenth win of the spring season, defeating Nicola Cigna (Arizona State), 6-4, 6-3. 
 

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Following the round of 32 win, Andrew Rueb '95, The Scott Mead '77 Head Coach for Harvard Men's Tennis, The James Herscot '58 Coach of Excellence, said, "I can't say enough about this team. They are so composed and tough. We won the doubles point and were instantly down on all six courts in singles. ASU jumped us right out of the gate. No one panicked. Ronan, Valdemar and Steven righted the ship and each took the first set. Danny, Henry and Harry lost the first set and bounced right back by taking the second sets. This is what our team is all about. I couldn't be more proud of them and how they represent Harvard."  Rueb continued by address the large crowd that filled Beren Tennis Center, "I also want to thank our alums, the wider Harvard and Boston tennis communities for coming out in such force today. We had over 500 fans - which I believe is an Ivy League record. It was an amazing atmosphere for college tennis. There is nothing like playing in front of a packed house. Thank you!"

Harvard Highlights

• The Crimson went 2-0 this weekend to advance to their first Sweet Sixteen since the 2004 season.  Harvard is peaking at the right time as they downed both opponents this weekend 4-0. 
• The Crimson now sit at 21-5 for the 2023 season.  The teams 21 wins ties for the third most in a single season for a Harvard squad and the most victories since 2018. 
• The teams now 12 wins against ranked opponents is tied for the most all-time for a Harvard team. 
• The duos of Jachuck/Sun and Milavsky/Walker went 2-0 this weekend to help the Crimson secure the doubles point in either match. 
• Despite falling behind to begin singles play, the Crimson buckled down and won every match at the bottom half of the ladder.  In the top three matches, the Crimson forced each to three sets.
• Pape is now second on the team in singles wins this spring.  The first-year has accumulated a record of 14-5 in dual matches this season. 
• The meeting between the two squads in just the fourth of all-time and the first since 1986.  With the win, the Crimson improve to 3-1 against the Sun Devils. 

Results

Harvard – 4, Arizona State – 0

Doubles

1. No. 62 Daniel Milavsky/Harris Walker def. Jacob Bullard/Constantinos Koshis (Arizona State), 6-3
2. Ronan Jachuck/Steven Sun def. Murphy Cassone/Max McKennon (Arizona State), 6-4
3. Nicola Cigna/Roi Ginat (Arizona State) def. David Lins/Alan Yim, 6-2

Order of finish: 3, 2, 1

Singles

1. No. 37 Harris Walker vs. No. 42 Murphy Cassone (Arizona State), DNF 4-6, 6-2, 1-2
2. No. 35 Henry von der Schulenburg vs. Max McKennon (Arizona State), DNF 3-6, 6-3
3. Daniel Milavsky vs. Constantinos Koshi (Arizona State), DNF 2-6, 6-3, 3-0
4. Ronan Jachuck def. Jacob Bullard (Arizona State), 7-5, 6-2
5. Steven Sun def. Roi Ginat (Arizona State), 7-5, 6-1
6. Valdemar Pape def. Nicola Cigna (Arizona State), 6-4, 6-3

Order of finish: 5, 4, 6

Next Up

For the first time in 19 years, the Crimson move on to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.  Harvard will battle next weekend against the winner of the Oklahoma and Georgia matchup.