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...match opened with singles in an effort to reach that magic number as quickly as possible (three doubles matches result in only one point), and the Crimson started slow...
After a week of practice in California, the Crimson (13-4) started Saturday's match with Pepperdine on the right foot, taking the doubles point that had plagued them all week in quick and dominating fashion. In the No. 2 doubles slot, the new team of junior Joe Green and sophomore Scott Clark got up an early break and held on to beat Sebastian Graff and Anthony Ross...
...couple of match points at 5-4 in the second but played stupid points," Majmudar said. "Yesterday was another tough day, but the match with Boise helped us deal with the conditions. We handled it well this time...
Majmudar's win put the Crimson ahead 3-2 in the team match, and the deciding match came at No. 2. Junior John Doran had moved up to the second slot for the Crimson on the trip West and proved more than ready for the challenge. After dropping the first set, 7-5, to Graff, Doran came back in the second, forcing a tiebreaker, which he won 7-5. Doran kept getting stronger as the match wore on and steamrolled his opponent 6-1 in the third set to win the match for Harvard...
Clark dropped the No. 6 match in straight sets to put the Broncos up, but-Doran showed that he was prepared to perform in the second singles position by evening things with a 6-2, 6-2 win. At No. 4, co-captain Mike Passarella lost in straight sets...