CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 16 Harvard men's tennis (15-5, 2-1) will compete in a three-match week beginning Wednesday, April 9 at 5:30 p.m. ET in its final non-conference contest against Merrimack (4-9, 2-6 MAAC). The Crimson will then return to Ivy play against Brown (18-8, 0-3 Ivy) on Friday, April 11 at 2:00 p.m. ET in Cambridge and No. 58 Yale (10-8, 1-2 Ivy) on Sunday, April 13 at 2:00 p.m. ET in New Haven, Conn.
What to Know
- Harvard is 15-5 overall and 2-1 in conference with just five regular season matches remaining.
- Most recently, the Crimson split its back-to-back weekend, falling to No. 34 Princeton before bouncing back against No. 48 Penn.
- Against the Quakers the Crimson won the doubles point before winning matches at each of the top four singles courts to defeat Penn, 5-2.
- Over the weekend, Daniel Milavsky went a perfect 4-0 across doubles and singles play. The No. 30 nationally ranked singles player picked up another ranked win, defeating No. 71 Fnu Nidunjianzaan (Princeton) in straight sets (6-4, 6-2).
- Milavsky recorded another ranked win with doubles partner, David Lins. The senior duo improved to 14-1 on the year and defeated the No. 41 nationally ranked duo in convincing fashion, 6-3.
- In the most recent ITA rankings, the Crimson remained inside the top 20 as it checked in at No. 16. Individually, Milavsky remained at No. 30 while Benjamin Privara ranked No. 102. In the doubles poll Privara and Masato Perea ranked No. 20 and Milavsky and David Lins rocketed up to No. 47.
- Wednesday's match up will be the first meeting between the two Massachusetts teams in history.
- Harvard will look to win its 15th straight versus the Brown Bears and improve its 89-7 all-time record versus the foe.
- The Crimson are 76-26 all-time against the Yale Bulldogs including having not lost since 2002.
Next Up
The Crimson will wrap up its regular season next weekend as it welcomes No. 10 Columbia and No. 39 Cornell to Cambridge on Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20, respectively.
