SAN DIEGO – No. 10 Harvard Men's Tennis opened its three-match Southern California road trip with a dominating 7-0 decision at San Diego State. With its eighth straight victory, the Crimson improved to 12-3, while the Aztecs fell to 6-8 on the season.
Harvard breezed to the doubles point after victories at Nos. 2 and 3.
Benjamin Privara and
Melchior Delloye cruised to a 6-2 win over Liam Spiers and Paul Janson at the second position, setting up
Masato Perera and
Valdemar Pape's 6-3 decision at No. 3 over Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice and Philipp Bosse. The nationally ranked duo of
David Lins/
Daniel Milavsky (No. 89), meanwhile, was locked in a 4-4 battle with Alexander Mandma/Mathieu Josserand at the top of the order when Perera/Pape secured the point.
When the action resumed, Milavsky, who is the 27
th-ranked singles player in Division I, left no doubt at the No. 1 position, earning a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Bosse. Soon after, the Crimson collected its eighth consecutive win after
Mitchell Lee (6-1, 6-1) and Delloye (6-3, 6-3) won in straight sets at Nos. 6 and 5, respectively.
Harvard did not let up despite its 4-0 lead as No. 105 Privara defeated Mandma, 6-3, 6-4, at the second spot. Pape was a 6-4, 6-4 victor over Gonzalez Fitzmaurice at third singles, with
Rohan Murali putting an exclamation point on the day with his 6-1, 7-6(2) decision vs. Josserand at No. 4.
The Crimson's result was its third shutout of the season and its second straight 7-0 victory after downing Quinnipiac its last time out on March 2.
No. 10 Harvard 7, San Diego State 0
Aztec Tennis Center (San Diego, Calif.)
Doubles
1. No. 89
David Lins/
Daniel Milavsky (H) vs. Alexander Mandma/Mathieu Josserand (SDSU), 4-4 DNF
2.
Benjamin Privara/
Melchior Delloye (H) def. Liam Spiers/Paul Janson (SDSU), 6-2
3.
Masato Perera/
Valdemar Pape (H) def. Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice/Philipp Bosse (SDSU), 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 3
Singles
1. No. 27
Daniel Milavsky (H) def. Philipp Bosse (SDSU), 6-1, 6-4
2. No. 105
Benjamin Privara (H) def. Alexander Mandma (SDSU), 6-3, 6-4
3.
Valdemar Pape (H) def. Eugenio Gonzalez Fitzmaurice (SDSU), 6-4, 6-4
4.
Rohan Murali (H) def. Mathieu Josserand (SDSU), 6-1, 7-6(2)
5.
Melchior Delloye (H) def. Paul Janson (SDSU), 6-3, 6-3
6.
Mitchell Lee (H) def. Liam Spiers (SDSU), 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: 1, 6, 5*, 2, 3, 4
*Clinching Match
Next Up
Harvard will stay in America's Finest City and face No. 7 San Diego on Friday at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT.