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Northwestern faced off against the Harvard men’s tennis team yesterday afternoon fresh from a victory over No. 18 North Carolina, but the Wildcats (4-2) quickly found themselves troubled by the doubles.
In its home opener, the Crimson (1-0) swept doubles play and went on to win the top four singles matches, besting Northwestern 5-2.
Chu and freshman Ashwin Kumar paired up at No. 1 doubles, taking the match 9-8 after winning the tiebreak 8-6.
“We brought a lot more energy to it,” Chiu said. “That was a deciding difference, particularly in [Nos.] 2 and 3 doubles.”
Senior Martin Wetzel and senior Jason Beren won their set at No. 2 doubles by an 8-4 margin. At No. 3 doubles, senior Jordan Bohnen and Chiu posted an 8-5 victory to wrap up doubles play for Harvard.