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Men's Tennis Wins Third ECAC Title in Four Years

Pearlman also took care of business on the No. 1 court, topping Centenari, 6-4, 6-0.

After Steinroeder and Denis Nguyen both lost their matches, Schultz was able to squeak out a victory against Chris Kipouras in a three set thriller 6-3, 7-6, 14-12, giving Harvard the four points needed for the victory that sent them to the finals against Brown.

HARVARD 4, YALE 1

In the first round, the top-seeded Crimson breezed by the eighth-seeded Bulldogs with a 4-1 victory.

After the doubles pairing of Denis Nguyen and Andy Nguyen for the Crimson defeated Yale’s Erik Blumenkranz and Joel Samaha, 9-8, Harvard secured an overall team point with Schultz and Steinroeder’s 8-6 win over John Huang and Patrick Chase.

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The Crimson entered singles play with a one-point advantage but dropped an early singles match at the No. 3 spot when Steinroeder fell to Yale’s Daniel Hoffman, 6-1, 6-4.

Harvard was able to rally and grab three consecutive victories with wins on the fourth through sixth courts.

On the No. 6 court, Chaudhuri remained undefeated in singles plays this year, topping Bulldog Kyle Dawson in straight sets, 6-2, 7-6.

Schultz carried momentum from his doubles victory, dominating, 6-1, 6-2, while Steer also defeated Yale’s Joel Samaha, 6-1, 7-5, in order to capture the fourth team point for Harvard and secure the victory.

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