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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. \u2013 Harvard men’s tennis will return to the court for the first time this fall as it hosts its annual home tournament, Chowderfest, from Friday, September 19 through Sunday, September 21.<\/p>\n
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\n\tThe Crimson will host athletes from Brown, Yale, Cornell, Southern Methodist, Illinois, and Boston University during the three-day event at Beren Tennis Center.\u00a0
\n\tHarvard is coming off yet another strong year where it finished 20-7 and made its sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance.\u00a0
\n\tPrior to the 2025-26 season, the Crimson added three first-years to its roster in Nathan Blokhin<\/a>, Noah Gilligan<\/a>, and Kolos Kincses<\/a>.\u00a0
\n\tAhead of the year, Harvard received a pair of nods in the ITA Men’s Division I Preseason Singles and Doubles Rankings.\u00a0 Benjamin Privara<\/a> is ranked No. 49 nationally for singles and No. 58 in doubles alongside Masato Perera<\/a>.\u00a0
\n\tThe Crimson is set for another strong season as it returns nearly 85% of its singles victories from last year.\u00a0
\n\tSeniors Melchior Delloye<\/a> (18), Valdemar Pape<\/a> (17), and Perera (16) each recorded 16 or more victories throughout the 2024-25 season.
\n\tAdditionally, Rohan Murali<\/a> is poised for a breakout season after 16 wins last year and a strong summer where he advanced to the semifinals of the ITA National Summer Championships.\u00a0
\n\tAhead of the 2025-26 campaign, Delloye and Pape were selected as captains of Harvard men’s tennis by their teammates.\u00a0
\n\tAndrew Rueb ’95<\/a>, The Scott Mead ’77 Head Coach for Harvard Men’s Tennis, enters his eighth year at the helm of the Crimson.\u00a0 In his tenure, Rueb has accumulated 110 wins, three Ivy League Championships, and two All-Americans in six years of competition.\u00a0
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\nThe Crimson will next travel to New Haven, Conn. to compete at the ITA New England Regionals from Thursday, October 9 through Monday, October 13.\u00a0
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