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Harvard University
'Cats Fall to #14 Crimson, 4-3
2/23/2020 10:15:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The 'Cats got out to a quick start with seniors Chris Ephron and Dominik Stary taking the first win at number two doubles after defeating the Crimson's Steven Sun and Harris Walker, 6-3. HU went on to take doubles at the one and three positions to earn the first point of the match.
NU stormed back with Simen Bratholm making quick work at the no. 6 position, defeating Alan Yim, 7-5, 6-1. Teammate Trice Pickens followed suit, giving the Wildcats a 2-1 lead with a win at No. 5 singles, 7-6, 6-1.
Harvard replied with back to back wins at the number four and three positions before Stary would take no.2 singles in the third set to even the score at three.
Sophomore Steven Forman took HU's Shi to three sets before dropping a closely contested match, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 (0-6).
Chicago's Big Ten Team will be back on the court February 29 as they take on #7 Columbia and UIC in a Saturday doubleheader with matches at 12 and 5:30 respectively.
#14 Harvard 4, Northwestern 3
Doubles Results
1. Jachuck, Ronan/Shi, Brian (HARV) def. Simen Bratholm/Nick Brookes (NU) 7-6
2. Chris Ephron/Dominik Stary (NU) def. Sun, Steven/Walker, Harris (HARV) 6-3
3. Schulenburg, Henry/Weber, Logan (HARV) def. Steven Forman/Natan Spear (NU) 7-6
1. Shi, Brian (HARV) def. Steven Forman (NU) 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 (0-6)
2. Dominik Stary (NU) def. #68 Jachuck, Ronan (HARV) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
3. Schulenburg, Henry (HARV) def. Nick Brookes (NU) 7-6, 6-2
4. Walker, Harris (HARV) def. Chris Ephron (NU) 6-3, 6-4
5. Trice Pickens (NU) def. Wrzesinski, Robert (HARV) 7-6, 6-1
6. Simen Bratholm (NU) def. Yim, Alan (HARV) 7-5, 6-1
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (6,5,4,3,2,1)
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