CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 10 Harvard men's tennis cruised to a 4-1 victory over Pepperdine Friday night. With the win, the Crimson is on a five-game win streak.

How it Happened

Harvard took the doubles point to start off the match. After Pepperdine was able to take No. 1 doubles match, the duo of Daniel Milavsky and David Lins were able to bring the Crimson a match from clinching the doubles point with their 6-4 win.
 
In a close, set for set match, Alan Yim and Masato Perera were eventually able to secure the doubles point for the Crimson with seven tiebreaker points.
 
Moving into singles play, Daniel Milavsky easily took the first match at the No. 2 position. He dropped the least number of games of any Crimson player by winning in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. 
 
In singles play, Rohan Murali finished next in a quick match to grab a second point for the Crimson. He bested Pepperdine's Zach Stephens in 6-3 and 6-4 victories.
 
Pepperdine's Pietro Fellini was able to defeat Ronan Jachuck at the No. 3 position to put a point on the board after 6-2 and 6-4 sets.
 
Clinching the point for the Crimson was Henry von der Schulenberg at the No. 1 spot. After a close 7-5 first set, von der Schulenberg finished strong in the second, downing Pepperdine's Edward Winter 6-2.

Harvard Highlights

• Daniel Milavsky and David Lins grabbed a win after pairing up for the first time this season.
• Alan Yim and Masato Perera also teamed up for the first time this season.
• Daniel Milavsky played at the No. 2 spot for the first time this season, making him 1-0 at No. 2 singles.
• By clinching the victory for the Crimson Henry von der Schulenberg marked his first appearance and victory at the No. 1 position.
• The Crimson improved the all-time series record versus Pepperdine to 4-13.

Results

Harvard – 4 Pepperdine 1
Doubles

1. George Davis/Linus C. Halldin (Pepp) def. Cooper Williams/Ronan Jachuk, 6-3
2. Daniel Milavsky/David Lins def. Tyler Davis/Edward Winter (Pepp), 6-4
3. Alan Yim/Masato Perera def. Chris Papa/Pietro Fellin (Pepp), 7-6 (7)

Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles

1. Henry von der Schulenberg def. Edward Winter (Pepp), 7-5, 6-2
2. Daniel Milavsky def. Linus C. Halldin (Pepp) 6-4, 6-2
3. Pietro Fellini (Pepp) def. Ronan Jachuck, 6-2, 6-4
4. Melchior Delloye vs. George Davis (Pepp), 6-4, 3-6 DNF
5. Rohan Murali def. Zach Stephens (Pepp), 6-3, 6-4
6. Masato Perera vs. Robert Shelton (Pepp) 4-6, 5-3 DNF

Order of finish: 2, 5, 1, 3

Next Up

The Crimson will finish out their trip out west on Sunday (Mar. 17) when they face the UCLA Bruins at 4:00 p.m. EST.