"The Harvard-Yale match is always a big match because it gives everyone a chance to compete," said Fish, referring to the match's unique format of playing exhibition matches in addition to the normal varsity games. "We came out ready to play and really went after them."

Brown 4, Harvard 3

The Yale match didn't mean much, however, because the damage to the Crimson had already been done the day before. Playing indoors in Providence against Brown, Harvard was stunned by the Bears' attack and was narrowly edged out in the final singles match.

A bigger disappointment, however, came during the doubles. At No. 3, sophomores William Lee and Dalibor Snyder dropped a 9-7 decision to J.R. Argo and Ricardo Eboli. Brown teammates Justin Natale and Nick Malone then won the doubles point for the Bears, upsetting Doran and Swart, 8-6, at No. 1. Green and Lingman won at No. 2, but it was too late for the Crimson.

"If we would have won the doubles point, it would have taken the pressure off us," Doran said.

The focus then shifted to the first four singles matches, since the Brown indoor courts are only capable of holding four matches at a time. Barker, at No. 4, dominated Chris Wolfe, 6-3, 6-3. Malone then dismissed Lingman, 6-1, 6-4, to put Brown up 2-1.

Doran lost the first set, 6-2, to Natale at No. 1, but fought back to win the second set 6-2. With the momentum in his favor, Doran led 2-1 in the final set when Natale got thrown out of the match. He was ejected for excessive code violations, including racket abuse. The win tied the team scores at two apiece.

Green lost the first set but had gone up a break in the second in his match against Chris Drake at No. 3. Drake, however, regained control and put Green away with a final score of 6-4, 6-4. Lee put away Argo, 6-1, 6-4, at No. 5 to tie the match at 3-all.