Playing in the No. 1 spot, 2011 national champion Todd Harrity handed Farag a 3-1 loss. But Harvard was able to overcome the loss and went into the final match tied up, where Power took over and beat Princeton’s Dylan Ward.

“I think I did pretty well and overall played better than last year, but I could have done better,” Farag said of his loss. “It’s good so that next time I know how to prepare better for the match and approach it in a more professional way.”

The win over Princeton was Harvard’s first of the season. A month ago, the Tigers beat the Crimson, 5-4, at home and snapped the team’s nine-game win streak.

“It’s kind of funny because last time they beat us 5-4 and we beat them 5-4,” Farag said. “The four guys who won last time are the four guys who lost. The way we approached it was much more professional and especially Gary Power putting him out there to win. That was amazing.”

HARVARD 6, ROCHESTER 3

Opening the weekend with a strong showing, Harvard came back after first round losses to defeat the Yellow Jackets and move on to the semifinals.

The Crimson won each match by at least two games and had four 3-0 sweeps.

Harvard looked to its seniors to clinch the big wins, as Power defeated his opponent in the No. 4 spot and co-captain Zeke Scherl held on for a 3-1 win in the No. 7 spot.

“We’ve got a ton of great juniors and sophomores on the team and they are definitely going to go into next year hungry for a national championship,” Ma said. “We have a ton of young talent and I think that next year we will be favorites for the national title.”

—Staff writer David Freed contributed reporting for this story.

—Staff writer Hope Schwartz can be reached at hschwartz@college.harvard.edu. Follow her on Twitter at @hopeschwartz16.