NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. – No. 9 seeded Harvard men's tennis fell to No. 1 Ohio State, 4-1, in the quarterfinals of the ITA Indoor Nationals on Saturday evening. With its loss to the Buckeyes, the Crimson will face No. 5 seeded Tennessee on Sunday, Feb. 18 at 9:00 a.m. ET.
How it Happened
Harvard started the match off on a high note by taking the doubles point and a 1-0 lead. Harvard received clutch wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles positions after falling in No. 2 doubles. Both doubles wins were tight matchups as the Crimson remained strong to prevail 6-3 and 6-4.
In singles play, Harvard could not hold off the powerful Buckeye squad. Ohio State registered four straight wins at No. 1, No. 3, No. 5, and No. 6 to drop the Crimson, 4-1.
Results
Harvard – 1
, Ohio State – 4
Doubles
- #4 Cooper Williams/Daniel Milavsky def. Justin Boulais/Andrew Lutchaunig (OSU), 6-3
- Robert Cash/Alexander Bernard (OSU) def. Ronan Jachuck/Masato Perera, 6-1
- Henry von der Schulenburg/David Lins def. Cannon Kingsley/Jack Anthrop (OSU), 6-4
Order of finish: 2,1,3
Singles
- #67 Cannon Kingsley (OSU) def. #12 Cooper Williams, 6-1, 6-2
- Henry von der Schulenburg vs. #25 Justin Boulais (OSU), 6-7 (4), 1-2 DNF
- #7 JJ Tracy (OSU) def. Daniel Milavsky, 6-1, 6-1
- Ronan Jachuck vs. #13 Jack Anthrop (OSU), 4-6, 2-3 DNF
- Robert Cash (OSU) def. Melchior Delloye, 6-3, 6-1
- #86 Alexander Bernard (OSU) def. Valdemar Pape, 6-2, 6-0
Order of finish: 1,6,3,5
Next Up
The Crimson will face the University of Tennessee for another top-10 showdown on Sunday, Feb. 18 at 9:00 a.m. ET in its final match of the ITA Indoor Nationals.
