CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 11 Harvard men's tennis is set to play Dartmouth at home on Saturday, March 30 at 2:00 p.m. This will mark the first match of Ivy League play for Harvard this spring. The Crimson will then stay at the Murr Center on Saturday to take on Tufts at 5:30 p.m.
What to Know
- The Crimson is 13-5 on the season and has won six of its last seven matches.
- In its recent trip out to California, Harvard went 3-1, with the sole loss coming to No. 29 UCLA. The Crimson picked up wins against No. 47 UCSB, California Lutheran, and No. 40 Pepperdine.
- In the most recent ITA Men's Division I Team Rankings, the Crimson checked in at No. 11. In singles, first-year Cooper Williams appeared at the No. 9 position and senior Henry von der Schulenburg checked in at No. 69. In doubles, Williams and junior Daniel Milavsky are ranked No. 15.
- Against UCLA, von der Schulenburg fought from down 2-5 in the third set to win five straight games and complete the comeback to keep the Crimson alive. Williams picked up another nationally ranked singles win with his defeat over No. 28 Govind Nanda of UCLA in straight 6-2 sets.
- Harvard leads the all-time series over Dartmouth with a dominant 76-11 record over the Big Green. Last season, the Crimson prevailed 6-1.
- Dartmouth is 7-10 this season and is 1-7 in its past eight matches.
- In Ivy League play last spring, Harvard finished 7-0, posting wins against each respective school in the Ancient Eight.
- Harvard is 3-0 over Tufts in all-time matchups with the last win coming in 1976.
- The Jumbos are 4-4 with three of their wins coming over ranked division three opponents.
Next Up
Harvard will continue conference play with two matches next weekend. The Crimson will host No. 64 Yale at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, April 5 before the team travels to Providence to face Brown at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 7.