No. 6 Clark then inaugurated singles competition with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Scott Mayo. He was followed by Blake, who quickly dispatched senior Jonathan Beardsley, 6-1, 6-4.

Lee then made the rest of the match academic with his win over Goldstein. That neutralized most of the forthcoming sting of No. 2 Doran's 7-6, 6-2 loss to Steve Burke. The loss snapped Doran's 13-game personal winning streak.

"The streak had to go sometime," Mandeau said. "The first set went to a tiebreaker, and sometimes you just run into a player better than you on a particular day."

Any lingering regret caused by Doran's loss was erased by Passarella's 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 win at No. 4 over Scott Carlton. Passarella had been struggling earlier in the year, losing six matches in a row at one point.

The win, combined with a three-set victory against Phil Cheung of Brown, gives him six straight wins, and his game appears back on track in time for the NCAA tournament.

"[Passarella] looks much stronger now," Mandeau said. "He's recovered his feel for the ball and timing of his hits. He had stumbled a little early on."

Friday's 7-0 win against Brown surprised no one. In the 64 times these schools have competed through the ages, the Bears have emerged victorious only once.

"Brown has not been one of the stronger teams this year," Mandeau said. "They are a young team, very aggressive, but at this point we have too much firepower."

Passarella and Doran displayed that power in the third doubles slot, blanking Kevin Chew and Andrew McFarlane 8-0.

In singles play, Blake, Doran, Green and Lee--then playing No. 6--each won in straight sets. Only Passarella and Clark needed a third set in their singles victories. Clark's match went to a tiebreaker in the final set, and he won 6-3, 4-6, 7-6.

"My first set against Brown was great," Passarella said. "I kind of lost my concentration and let the guy back in the match."

Harvard concludes its Ancient Eight schedule Wednesday at Dartmouth in an attempt to cap a perfect league season. The game doesn't matter standings-wise, because all the other Ivy teams have at least two losses.

Still, in Harvard's mind, the Ivy trophy is already collecting dust. After Dartmouth, the Crimson will prepare for NCAA regional competition for two-and-a-half weeks.

By then, the team expects Majmudar to have recovered enough from his maladies to play, restoring his partnership with Blake--the No. 2 ranked tandem in the nation.

"Dartmouth courts are always pretty crazy, as it's a big frat thing to come out and watch," Passarella said. "We'll then get a nice break during reading period in which we'll be able to practice a lot."