While Scherl ultimately gave Harvard the advantage, his co-captain, Michas suffered his first loss of the season.

“Our two captains did a stellar job [and] led by example”

The last times these sides faced each other, the victory was decided in the final match. The Bulldogs emerged victorious in that one, defending its home court. The Crimson’s last victory over Yale came in November of 2011.

“It’s always tough playing Yale,” McLaughlin said. “It’s a big match.”

Farag remained unscathed in the No. 1 spot, handling his match against Yale’s No. 1 Kenneth Chang.

Both teams dropped their only match of the season to Princeton. Yale took three individual matches against the Tigers two weeks after Harvard managed four.

“It sort of woke them up,” Way said of the loss to Princeton.

The match puts the Crimson’s overall winning percentage at 85 percent on the season.

Harvard’s postseason will begin next week when it heads to New Haven for the CSA team championships.

—Staff writer Daniel A. Grafstein can be reached at dgrafstein@college.harvard.edu.