7/26/2023 0 Comments Casey macmaster![]() ![]() The Bulldog duo of Pedro Dumont and Ethan Wilkinson downed Harvard's Nicky Hu and Andy Nguyen 8-3 to start doubles play. Harvard gained the early edge on the Bulldogs, capturing the doubles point with victories on courts one and three. “We're really excited to move on to the Round of 16 for the first time since 2001 and I really feel like we can do some special things from here on out.” “Tough match, but it was really fun as well and I'm just proud of the guys,” head coach Per Nilsson said. With Saturday's win, the Bulldogs advance to the Round of 16 for the 11th time in school history and the third time since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1999. CT at the University of Illinois' Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex/Tennis Center in Urbana, Ill. 6 Tennessee on Thursday, May 16, at 12 p.m. 27 Harvard Crimson (19-6) 4-1 at the A.J. Saturday, the 10th-ranked Bulldogs (18-9) punched their ticket for a return to the Round of 16, downing the No. – It had been 12 years since the Mississippi State men's tennis program has reached the Round of 16 in the NCAA Team Championship. His opponent trounced Tchan in the first set, 6-1, but Tchan came back in the second to even the match at one set apiece.STARKVILLE, Miss. Tchan was the lone Crimson player to earn a point for the squad in the singles. Felton and Nguyen dropped a close matchup against Jesus Bandres and Sander Gille, 8-6. In the doubles, the pairs of MacMaster-Omodele-Lucien and Pearlman-Tchan secured the point for Harvard, 8-4 and 8-6, respectively. ![]() The Crimson jumped out to an early lead with the doubles point, but things took a turn for the worse when the squad dropped five of its six singles matches. Nguyen also managed to pull out the victory in tie-break fashion, this time in the third set after he and Tom Puetz split the first two. 2 position, Felton came out victorious in two tie-break sets, taking the first, 7-3, and the second, 7-5. MacMaster won his match in similar form, dropping just six games in two sets. Pearlman won a tight first set, 6-4, against David Zimmerman, but then bageled his opponent in the second. Five of the six players won their matches, three doing so in straight sets. Harvard continued its command of the matchup in the singles portion of the encounter. Felton and Nguyen cruised through their match, 8-2, over opponents Lucas Dirube and Daniel Moser, while Pearlman and Tchan toughed out an 8-6 victory against Chris Helliar and Danny Manlow. The Crimson got off to a quick start by winning two of the three doubles matches to earn the first point. The victory did not come as easily, but he prevailed, 6-4, in the third set over Alex Clinkenbeard to earn the final point for the Crimson.Ī day after losing five singles matches in the first round of the tournament, Harvard turned things around to display the same type of dominance over the Blazers. MacMaster was the only other player who was able to win for the squad. He rolled through two sets, 6-4, 6-2, against Jens Vorkefeld, for Harvard’s third point of the matchup Omodele-Lucien also toughed out another crucial victory for the Crimson. I just strategically placed my shots well, and then, when the opportunity presented itself to win the point, I took it.” “I think, strategically, I was just playing a lot smarter. “I definitely had a change of strategy against my opponent,” Tchan said. Sophomore Josh Tchan earned his second win of the weekend by double bageling his opponent, Angel Alvarez. In the singles, the bottom of the lineup was key for Harvard, with the No. The duos of captain Aba Omodele-Lucien-freshman Casey MacMaster and junior Ali Felton-sophomore Andy Nguyen both won their matches The Crimson quickly moved ahead of the Pioneers by earning the doubles point. ![]() Harvard wrapped up its second win of the weekend to take the consolation championship. We were better at building points and waiting for the right opportunities.” “We learned a lot of from that match and used what we learned in the next two matches. “ was a good chance for us to see high-level, patient tennis on a slow hard court,” said Harvard assistant coach Andrew Rueb. Harvard (9-7) fell to East Tennessee State (10-6) in the first round of the tournament but then rebounded in consolation play with a 6-1 victory over University of Alabama-Birmingham (4-7) and a 4-3 win over the University of Denver (3-10). The Crimson bounced back at the Hilton Mission Valley Spring Classic this weekend in San Diego, Calif., to earn the championship in the consolation bracket. ![]()
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