CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 11 Harvard men's tennis (11-3, 0-0 Ivy) went 2-0 in its Sunday doubleheader beginning with a 4-2 victory over nationally ranked foe, No. 36 Middle Tennessee, and concluded with a sweep of Quinnipiac. 

Men's Tennis Records its Third Ranked Win of the Season

To open the day, Harvard battled through the first three matches to collect its 11^th doubles point of the season.  After falling at the top court, the Crimson grabbed identical 6-4 results on court two and three to move up 1-0 in the match.   

Harvard quickly moved a point away from clinching the match as Daniel Milavsky and Mitchell Lee recorded victories at court one and six, respectively.  Lee recorded his second career dual victory, defeating his opponent with an impressive 6-2, 6-3 result.  Milavsky then tallied his tenth victory of the young season, dropping Kacper Szymkowaik (MTSU) in straight sets (7-6 (6), 6-3).

The Raiders tested Harvard, collecting points with victories at the No. 3 and 5 positions.  Despite a push from the foe, the Crimson were able to close out the win as Melchior Delloye defeated Ondrej Horak (MTSU) in three sets (6-4, 3-6, 6-3). 

Results

Harvard – 4, Middle Tennessee – 2
Doubles

1. No. 76 Karim Al-Amin/Ondrej Horak (MTSU) def. No. 21 Benjamin Privara/Masato Perera (Harvard), 6-2
2. No. 78 Daniel Milavsky/David Lins (Harvard) def. Jakub Kroslak/Kacper Szymkowiak (MTSU), 6-4
3. Melchior Delloye/Valdemar Pape (Harvard) def. Rostislav Halfinger/Shu Matsuoka (MTSU), 6-4

Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles

1. No. 21 Daniel Milavsky (Harvard) def. Kacper Szymkowiak (MTSU), 7-6 (6), 6-3
2. Valdemar Pape (Harvard) vs. Karim Al-Amin (MTSU), 7-6 (4), 2-6, 0-4 DNF
3. Jakub Kroslak (MTSU) def. Rohan Murali (Harvard), 6-3, 1-6, 6-0
4. Melchior Delloye (Harvard) def. Ondrej Horak (MTSU), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
5. Shu Matsuoka (MTSU) def. Masato Perera (Harvard), 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
6. Mitchell Lee (Harvard) def. Igor Mandou Berranger (MTSU), 6-2, 6-3

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

Men's Tennis Sweeps Quinnipiac to Close Weekend

The Crimson went right back to work against the Bobcats beginning with a strong doubles performance.  Mitchell Lee and Rohan Murali began with an impressive 6-1 victory on court three before Melchior Delloye and Valdemar Pape recorded their second clinching win of the day with a 6-3 victory at the top spot. 

Harvard then went on to dominant singles play, winning in straight sets on five of the six courts.  At the top spot, Masato Perera dropped just two games in his victory, defeating Daniel Velek (Quinnipiac), 6-2, 6-0.

Both appearing for the first time in singles action this spring, Elisha Thornton and David Lins grabbed victories at court four and five to help the Crimson sweep the Bobcats. 

Results

Harvard – 7, Quinnipiac – 0
Doubles

1. Melchior Delloye/Valdemar Pape (Harvard) def. Finn Burridge/Carlos Braun-Simo (Quinnipiac), 6-3
2. David Lins/Elisha Thornton (Harvard) def. Daniel Velek/James Lorenzetti (Quinnipiac), 5-2 DNF
3. Mitchell Lee/Rohan Murali (Harvard) def. Laskin/Elias Hoxha (Quinnipiac), 6-1

Order of finish: 3, 1
Singles

1. Masato Perera (Harvard) def. Daniel Velek (Quinnipiac), 6-2, 6-0
2. Mitchell Lee (Harvard) def. Finn Burridge (Quinnipiac), 6-2, 6-4
3. Marc Ktiri (Harvard) def. Carlos Braun-Simo (Quinnipiac), 6-4, 6-3
4. Elisha Thornton (Harvard) def. Elias Hoxha (Quinnipiac), 7-5, 6-1
5. David Lins (Harvard) def. James Lorenzetti (Quinnipiac), 6-1, 6-1
6. James MacDonald (Harvard) def. Alex Yang (Quinnipiac), 6-3, 5-7, 10-4

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

Next Up

After more than two weeks off, the Crimson will return to action against San Diego State on Tuesday, March 18 at 2:00 p.m. ET as it begins its four-match spring break trip to California.