Riding high on a three-game winning streak, Harvard finished a disappointing fifth at the Blue Gray Classic. After posting a 4-1 win over Boise State, the Crimson fell to Virginia 4-1, with Blake being upset in straight sets. Harvard did manage to recover and win the consolation match against Northwestern, 4-2.

"At times we didn't play or best and lost some matches that we probably shouldn't have," Passarella said.

The Crimson then took to the road for spring break for its last matches before Ivy League play. At the U.C. Santa Barbara Invitational, Boise State avenged its earlier loss to Harvard, upsetting the Crimson, 4-3. Harvard, managed to pull out a 4-3 win over New Mexico State in the consolation match of the tournament.

Pepperdine marked the Crimson's final opponent before the Ivy season, and Harvard squeaked by them as well, 4-3.

The Crimson were the clear favorite entering conference play, and proved it with resounding victories over Columbia and Cornell to open its league schedule.

Paced by solid play throughout the lineup, Harvard had its way with the Lions and Big Red, defeating them by scores of 6-1 and 7-0, respectively.

It was more of the same the next week, as the Crimson took on Princeton and Penn.

In Princeton, Harvard faced its toughest opponent in the Ivy League. The Tigers, however, proved to be no match for the Crimson attack, as Harvard pounded Princeton by the count of 7-2.

Blake dominated his singles match, winning 6-2, 6-1. And Doran and Majmudar also impressed at the No. 2 and 3 positions, respectively, with straight set victories. At No. 5, Passarella also prevailed in straight sets.

The next day, the Quakers also found themselves overwhelmed, as Harvard blanked them, 7-0.

The Crimson kept rolling along, as it crushed Brown and Yale the subsequent week to clinch what it had expected to earn all along--a fifth straight Ivy League crown, its 10th in 11 seasons.

Despite playing without Majmudar--out of action with an illness--Harvard dropped only one match on the weekend, defeating the Bears and Elis 7-0 and 6-1, respectively.

"Winning the Ivy League was a great accomplishment for the team," Majmudar said. "For the seniors, we had won it each previous year, so it was great to close out our careers with another title."

With the conference title in hand, Harvard completed its perfect Ivy League season by blanking Dartmouth, 7-0, and shifted its attention to NCAA team championships.

At the conclusion of the season, the Crimson--ranked No. 19 in the country--were slated to play Notre Dame at Indiana State in the first round of the national tournament.

Harvard came out strong against the Fighting Irish--winning the doubles point to start the match--and held on in singles play to advance to the second round with a 4-2 victory. Leading the way for the Crimson were Blake and Passarella, both winners of their singles matches. Blake's match was the most impressive, as he defeated Ryan Sachire, the nation's No. 3 ranked player.

In the second round, Harvard squared off against No. 10 Baylor. But despite Blake's impressive straight set win over No. 16 Johann Jooste, the Crimson could not pull off the upset. The Bears eliminated it from the tournament, 4-1.

The loss proved to be a great disappointment to the team, as it ended a streak of three consecutive appearances to the NCAA round of 16.

Despite the disappointment, the players remain pleased with its accomplishments on the season.

"We were definitely disappointed to have not made it as far as last year," Passarella said, "but we still feel that we had an excellent year."