CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard men's tennis will begin its 2026 season this weekend as it travels to Tennessee for a pair of matches against Memphis and Middle Tennessee.  The Crimson will first take on the Tigers on Sunday, January 18 at 2:00 p.m. ET before heading to Murfreesboro to face the Blue Raiders on Tuesday, January 20 at 6:00 p.m. ET. 

What to Know

• The Crimson is coming off a third consecutive 20-win season in which it won the ECAC Championship and advanced to its sixth-straight NCAA Tournament.
• Despite losing Daniel Milavsky, its top singles player from a year ago, Harvard returns a core of its lineup in 2026 and adds three first-years including Nathan Blokhin, Noah Gilligan, and Kolos Kincses. 
• The Crimson had two players in the NCAA Singles Tournament for the first time in three seasons.  Benjamin Privara advanced after being a finalist at the ITA New England Regional and Melchior Delloye earned his bid after advancing to the semifinals of the ITA East Sectional Championship. 
• Blokhin has had a strong start in his first year in Cambridge, recording a team-best eight singles wins in the fall and defeating a pair of ranked opponents.  As an unranked player, the first-year defeated the No. 25 and 56 nationally ranked players at the ITA East Sectional Championship. 
• Delloye has also registered a team-best eight singles wins to start his final season with the Crimson. 
• Privara, who primarily played at the top two spots for singles and doubles last season, has a combined 10-3 record entering the dual season. 
• Harvard trails 3-5 in the all-time series versus Memphis but has recorded its three victories in the last four meetings.  This will be the third straight year that the two teams match up.  Most recently, the Crimson defeated the Tigers 5-2. 
• Harvard is looking to extend its winning streak against Middle Tennessee to four and improve to 5-1 in the all-time series versus the Blue Raiders. 

Next Up

After its matches in Tennessee, the Crimson will travel to South Carolina to compete in the Columbia Regional of the ITA Kickoff Weekend on January 24 and 25.