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PRINCETON, N.J. \u2013 After falling in the opening round at the ECAC Championships on Friday, Harvard men’s tennis (8-5) bounced back with a pair of wins over Dartmouth (7-3) and Yale (7-3) on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n
How it Happened vs. Dartmouth Harvard carried its momentum into singles, winning the first set on every court.\u00a0 Murali delivered first, dropping Kornel Halmos (Dartmouth) with a pair of 6-1 sets.\u00a0<\/p>\n Nathan Blokhin<\/a> trailed closely behind to pull the Crimson within a point of clinching, posting a 6-4, 6-2 win over Adrian Tracey on court three.\u00a0<\/p>\n Mitchell Lee<\/a> delivered the final blow, defeating Yujiro Onuma (Dartmouth), 7-5, 6-2 on court five.\u00a0
\n<\/p>\n Results vs. Dartmouth
Order of finish: 2, 3
Order of finish: 2, 3, 5<\/p>\n How it Happened vs. Yale Masato Perera<\/a> and Marc Ktiri<\/a> then added their own straight set wins on court four and six, respectively, to give the Crimson a 3-1 lead.<\/p>\n A win on court one gave the Bulldogs their second point of the day but Rohan Murali<\/a> ultimately sealed the match for the Crimson.\u00a0 After falling 6-2 in the first set, the No. 34 nationally ranked singles player responded with a 7-5 second set and a dominant 6-1 third set to defeat Edward Liao (Yale).\u00a0
\n<\/p>\n Results vs. Yale
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
Order of finish: 3, 6, 4, 1, 2<\/p>\n Next Up
\nThe Crimson got back in the win column on Saturday in a big way, sweeping Dartmouth, 4-0.\u00a0 Beginning in doubles, Kolos Kincses<\/a> and Rohan Murali<\/a> blanked Malhar Patel and Calvin Wang at the No. 2 spot.\u00a0 James MacDonald<\/a> and Masato Perera<\/a> then secured Harvard’s double point with a 6-3 win on court three.<\/p>\n
\nHarvard \u2013 4, Dartmouth \u2013 0
\nDoubles<\/p>\n
\n\tBenjamin Privara<\/a>\/Nathan Blokhin<\/a> (Harvard) vs. Miles Groom\/Henry Ren (Dartmouth), 5-4 DNF
\n\tKolos Kincses<\/a>\/Rohan Murali<\/a> (Harvard) def. Malhar Patel\/Calvin Wang (Dartmouth), 6-0
\n\tJames MacDonald<\/a>\/Masato Perera<\/a> (Harvard) def. Denny Bao\/Kornel Halmos (Dartmouth), 6-3
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\nSingles<\/p>\n
\n\tBenjamin Privara<\/a> (Harvard) vs. Henry Ren (Dartmouth), 7-6 (7), 2-0 DNF
\n\tNo. 34 Rohan Murali<\/a> (Harvard) def. Kornel Halmos (Dartmouth), 6-1, 6-1
\n\tNo. 27 Nathan Blokhin<\/a> (Harvard) def. Adrian Tracey (Dartmouth), 6-4, 6-2
\n\tMasato Perera<\/a> (Harvard) vs. Miles Groom (Dartmouth), 6-1, 4-6, 0-2 DNF
\n\tMitchell Lee<\/a> (Harvard) def. Yujiro Onuma (Dartmouth), 7-5, 6-2
\n\tMarc Ktiri<\/a> (Harvard) vs. Leo Pade (Dartmouth), 6-4, 5-3
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\nFor the first time in eight matches, the Crimson dropped the doubles point but it quickly got on board in singles.\u00a0 Blokhin delivered his second straight set win in as many days, defeating Jason Shuler (Yale), 6-3, 6-1.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nHarvard \u2013 4, Yale \u2013 2
\nDoubles<\/p>\n
\n\tNo. 14 Vignesh Gogineni\/Edward Liao (Yale) def. Benjamin Privara<\/a>\/Nathan Blokhin<\/a> (Harvard), 6-3
\n\tKolos Kincses<\/a>\/Rohan Murali<\/a> (Harvard) def. Jason Shuler\/Dylan Tsoi (Yale), 6-2
\n\tEric Li\/Ethan Chung (Yale) def. Masato Perera<\/a>\/James MacDonald<\/a> (Harvard), 6-4
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\nSingles<\/p>\n
\n\tNo. 48 Vignesh Gogineni (Yale) def. Benjamin Privara<\/a> (Harvard), 7-6 (6), 6-3
\n\tNo. 34 Rohan Murali<\/a> (Harvard) def. Edward Liao (Yale), 2-6, 7-5, 6-1
\n\tNo. 27 Nathan Blokhin<\/a> (Harvard) def. Jason Shuler (Yale), 6-3, 6-1
\n\tMasato Perera<\/a> (Harvard) def. Jim Ji (Yale), 6-4, 6-4
\n\tMitchell Lee<\/a> (Harvard) vs. Ethan Chung (Yale), 6-4, 5-7, 3-4 DNF
\n\tMarc Ktiri<\/a> (Harvard) def. Varun Verma (Yale), 6-4, 6-3
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\nFollowing a two-week, break Harvard will return home to face a ranked Pepperdine team and Bryant in a Sunday doubleheader on March 1.\u00a0
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