CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 13 Harvard men's tennis (20-6, 6-1 Ivy) defeated No. 27 Princeton (22-7, 5-2 Ivy) in a thrilling 4-3 match to clinch its third consecutive Ivy title and 33^rd in program history. 

How it Happened

The Crimson opened the match by picking up the doubles point in what would be a crucial point.  Harvard and Princeton traded the first two doubles matches as Masato Perera and Alan Yim cruised to a 6-1 victory at the No. 3 spot and the Tigers took the No. 1 position match.  Shortly after, Melchior Delloye and Ronan Jachuck downed Landon Ardila and Fun Nidunjianzan (Princeton) to move up 1-0. 

Moving into singles, the Tigers were able to pull into the lead, taking wins at the No. 4 and 1 positions.  Despite falling behind, Henry von der Schulenburg brought the match back to even, dropping Fnu Nidunjianzan (Princeton) in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6 (4). 

Masato Perera then pulled off a come from behind victory to regain the Crimson lead.  After winning the first set 6-2, the sophomore battled back in the second to win in tiebreakers, 7-6 (1) and put Harvard up, 3-2. 

With a Tigers win at the No. 3 spot, the match came down to a three-set thriller at the No. 5 position.  After narrowly falling, 6-7 (3), in the first set Rohan Murali was able to even the score with a 7-5 second set decision.  As the only match remaining, Murali cruised to a 6-3 final set to secure the match and the Ivy title for the Crimson. 

Harvard Highlights

• With the win, the Crimson clinched a share of the 2024 Ivy title, marking its third consecutive championship and the 33^rd in Harvard men's tennis history. 
• Teaming up for just the second time this season, Delloye and Jachuck provided the doubles clinching win by downing Landon Ardila and Fnu Nidunjianzan (Princeton), 6-4
• von der Schulenburg improved to a strong 12-4 in dual action with his straight set victory at the No. 2 spot. 
• With his clinching victory against the Tigers, Rohan Murali completed an undefeated weekend and improved to 9-6 on the year. 
• The Crimson extends its lead in the all-time series over the Tigers to 62-46, including having won the last eight straight match ups. 

Results

Harvard – 4, Princeton – 3
Doubles

1. No. 52 Filippos Astreinidis/Paul Inchauspe (Princeton) def. No. 10 Daniel Milavsky/Cooper Williams, 6-4
2. Melchior Delloye/Ronan Jachuck def. Landon Ardila/Fnu Nidunjianzan (Princeton), 6-4
3. Masato Perera/Alan Yim def. Alan Kam/Sebastian Sec (Princeton), 6-1

Order of finish: 3, 1, 2
Singles

1. No. 37 Paul Inchauspe (Princeton) def. No. 13 Cooper Williams, 6-3, 7-5
2. Henry von der Schulenburg def. Fnu Nidunjianzan (Princeton), 6-4, 7-6 (4)
3. Sebastian Sec (Princeton) def. Daniel Milavsky, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
4. Landon Ardila (Princeton) def. Ronan Jachuck, 6-4, 6-1
5. Rohan Murali def. Ellis Short (Princeton), 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-3
6. Masato Perera def. Aleksandar Mitric (Princeton), 6-2, 7-6 (1)

Order of finish: 4, 1, 2, 6, 3, 5

Next Up

The Crimson will await its selection to the NCAA Tournament, with the opening rounds being played beginning Friday, May 3 through Sunday, May 5.