CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 16 Harvard men's tennis (17-5, 3-1 Ivy) toppled Brown (18-9, 0-4 Ivy) this afternoon to record its third straight victory. 

The Crimson started fast as the No. 47 nationally ranked duo of David Lins and Daniel Milavsky cruised to a 6-2 victory at the top court.  As courts two and three neared a close and both favored the Crimson, the doubles point was securely within reach.  Melchior Delloye and Benjamin Privara ultimately solidified the 1-0 lead with a 6-3 decision at the No. 2 spot. 

First-year Mitchell Lee quickly added to Harvard's lead, blanking Zander Bravo (Brown) at court six. 

The Crimson then closed in on a clinch as Melchior Delloye and Benjamin Privara inched towards victories.  Delloye struck first, dropping James Lian (Brown), 6-4, 6-1.  Privara followed to clinch the victory with three matches still in play, winning at court two with a 7-6 (3), 6-2 decision.

Harvard received one final point in the contest courtesy of Rohan Murali as he defeated Lukas Phimvongsa (Brown) in straight sets (7-5, 6-4) at court four. 

Results

Doubles

1. No. 47 David Lins/Daniel Milavsky (Harvard) def. Noah Hernandez/Lukas Phimvongsa (Brown), 6-2
2. Melchior Delloye/Benjamin Privara (Harvard) def. Zander Bravo/Alex Finkelstein (Brown), 6-3
3. Valdemar Pape/Masato Perera (Harvard) vs. Feldman/James Lian (Brown), 5-2 DNF

Order of finish: 1, 2

Singles

1. Alex Finkelstein (Brown) def. No. 30 Daniel Milavsky (Harvard), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
2. No. 102 Benjamin Privara (Harvard) def. Noah Hernandez (Brown), 7-6 (3), 6-2
3. Oliver Worth (Brown) def. Valdemar Pape (Harvard), 6-3, 5-7, 12-10
4. Rohan Murali (Harvard) def. Lukas Phimvongsa (Brown), 7-5, 6-4
5. Melchior Delloye (Harvard) def. James Lian (Brown), 6-4, 6-1
6. Mitchell Lee (Harvard) def. Zander Bravo (Brown), 6-0, 6-0

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

Next Up

The Crimson will hit the road again on Sunday as it travels to New Haven, Conn. to take on No. 58 Yale at 2:00 p.m. ET.