CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard men's tennis closed a successful weekend at the Battle of Boston, collecting four additional victories across singles and doubles actions this afternoon. 

In doubles, the paring of James MacDonald and Elisha Thornton collected their second win of the weekend, dropping Jonah Dickson and Dion Loutas (BU), 6-3. 

Either Crimson player also contributed singles victories this afternoon.  First, Thornton defeated Gustavs Dambins (BU) in convincing straight set fashion, 6-4, 6-2.  MacDonald followed with a similarly impressive, 6-3, 6-4, victory over Andrew Ilie (BC). 

The final win of the day was a collegiate first as Brick Johnson recorded his first singles victory at Harvard.  The first-year defeated Jaydon Barki (BU) in straight sets, claiming the first frame 6-4 and battling through the second set, 7-5, to solidify the match. 

Results

Doubles
James MacDonald/Elisha Thornton (Harvard) def. Jonah Dickson/Dion Loutas (BU), 6-3
Gustavs Dambins/Adrian Pawlowski (BU) def. Kareem Ansari/Brick Johnson (Harvard), 6-1
 
Singles
Elisha Thornton (Harvard) def. Gustavs Dambins (BU), 6-4, 6-2
James MacDonald (Harvard) def. Andrew Ilie (BC), 6-3, 6-4
Brick Johnson (Harvard) def. Jaydon Barki (BU), 6-4, 7-5

Next Up

The fall collegiate tennis season will wrap up in a little over a week as competition at the 2024-25 NCAA Individual National Championships begin in Waco, Texas.