CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 16 Harvard men's tennis (16-5, 2-1 Ivy) cruised past in-state foe Merrimack, 7-0, to close out its regular season non-conference slate. 

Harvard's domination began early as David Lins and Brick Johnson won at court three, not dropping a single game.  The victory marks the first career doubles win for Johnson. 

The Crimson secured the doubles point with another strong 6-2 performance at the top court from Valdemar Pape and Masato Perera. 

Harvard then went on to win in straight sets on each singles court, securing its fourth sweep of the season.  Elisha Thornton put on an impressive performance, falling in just one game throughout his two sets at court three. 

While picking up his second win of the day, Lins ultimately sealed the victory for the Crimson, collecting the fourth point with a 6-4, 6-3 victory at the No. 4 spot. 

Another first career victory came on court six as Kareem Ansari defeated Valentin Riveros (Merrimack), 7-5, 6-2.  The win for the senior came in his first dual-match appearance of the season.

Results

Doubles

1. Valdemar Pape/Masato Perera (Harvard) def. Morgan Donovan/Mateusz Gradski (Merrimack), 6-2
2. Melchior Delloye/Elisha Thornton (Harvard) vs. Jack Brimm/Henrik Lindeman (Merrimack), 4-3 DNF
3. David Lins/Brick Johnson (Harvard) def. Kabir Chhabria/Charles Robertson (Merrimack), 6-0

Order of finish: 3, 1

Singles

1. Masato Perera (Harvard) def. Mateusz Gradzki (Merrimack), 6-2, 6-4
2. Marc Ktiri (Harvard) def. Henrik Lindeman (Merrimack), 6-3, 6-3
3. Elisha Thornton (Harvard) def. Jack Brimm (Merrimack), 6-0, 6-1
4. David Lins (Harvard) def. Charles Robertson (Merrimack), 6-4, 6-3
5. James MacDonald (Harvard) def. Kabir Chhabria (Merrimack), 7-5, 6-4
6. Kareem Ansari (Harvard) def. Valentin Riveros (Merrimack), 7-5, 6-2

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

Next Up

Harvard will return to Ivy League action this Friday, April 11 at 2:00 p.m. ET against Brown in Cambridge.