Some players ran into a bit of trouble, however. Sophomore William Lee, playing at No. 5, won his first set 6-1, but d'Incelli fought back to force a tiebreaker in the second. Lee comfortably won 7-3 to save the match.

Lingman also had to battle in his first set, but an early break kept Sloves at bay long enough for Lingman to win 6-4. He then gathered himself and won the second set 6-2.

Doran was also at the top of his game yesterday. Taking on Chen at the No. 1 spot, Doran used the tried-and-true method of absolutely crushing his serves. Chen was often stuck playing defensively, and Doran took advantage. In the few cases Chen was able to attack, Doran pulled off some nice passing shots on his way to winning 6-2, 6-1.

The match marked the end of a disappointing Ivy League season. Winners of the last five league titles, including ten of the last 11, Harvard this year lost to both Columbia and Brown. With the Lions finishing a perfect 7-0, the Crimson was relegated to a second-place tie with Princeton.

"In hindsight, both [Ivy League] losses were close," Green said. "Both times we were tied at 3-all and it came down to the last match. In the two we lost, just one set went the other way."

Harvard had beat Columbia in the fall, and an Ivy title would've put the Crimson in the NCAA tournament.

The two seniors on the team, Doran and Green, fittingly ended their careers with good victories. Both players were in absolute control the whole way.