MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Harvard men's tennis (0-2) was tripped up by Middle Tennessee State (3-0), 6-1, in its final match in Tennessee yesterday evening.
Kolos Kincses and
Rohan Murali tallied their first win of the dual season and improved to 6-2 on the year while recording the Crimson's sole doubles victory. The Harvard pair defeated Birtan Duran and Antoine Mayoral (MTSU), 6-4, at the third spot. MTSU was previously victorious at court one and then sealed the doubles point with their own 6-4 result at court two.
The Blue Raiders continued their strong play immediately in singles, rattling off wins down the ladder. The match was ultimately sealed with their win at court six.
Despite the loss,
Nathan Blokhin was a bright spot for the Crimson, recording his second win in as many matches. The first-year is the first to surpass double digit singles victories in 2025-26 with his straight set, 6-3, 7-6 (5), win over Jonasz Dziopak (MTSU) on court three.
Results
Harvard – 1
, Middle Tennessee State – 6
Doubles
- No. 18 Karim Al-Amin/Ondrej Horak (MTSU) def. Nathan Blokhin/Benjamin Privara (Harvard), 6-1
- Eric Crivei/Jonasz Dziopak (Harvard) def. Masato Perera/Elisha Thornton (Harvard), 6-4
- Kolos Kincses/Rohan Murali (Harvard) def. Birtan Duran/Antoine Mayoral (MTSU), 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles
- Ondrej Horak (MTSU) def. No. 109 Benjamin Privara (Harvard), 6-4, 6-2
- Karim Al-Amin (MTSU) def. Rohan Murali (Harvard), 7-5, 6-2
- Nathan Blokhin (Harvard) def. Jonasz Dziopak (MTSU), 6-3, 7-6 (5)
- Birtan Duran (MTSU) def. Masato Perera (Harvard), 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
- Antoine Mayoral (MTSU) def. Marc Ktiri (Harvard), 6-2, 6-1
- Eric Crivei (MTSU) def. Mitchell Lee (Harvard), 6-3, 6-2
Order of finish: 5, 1, 6, 2, 4, 1
Next Up
It will be a quick turnaround for the Crimson as play at the ITA Kickoff in Columbia, S.C. was moved up due to impending weather. Harvard will now play No. 20 Michigan State on Thursday, January 22 at 2:00 p.m. ET in the opening round.
