Harvard men’s tennis sweeps BC in hurried fashion for first win of spring season

The Harvard men’s tennis team earned its first victory of the young season with a 7-0 victory over Boston College yesterday afternoon in the Murr Center.

Playing the singles matches first due to competition for court space, the Crimson took all six contests. In his first turn in the top spot, captain Brandon Chiu reeled off a 6-1, 6-4 victory, the same score by which freshman Chris Clayton won the third match.

Harvard then swept the doubles competition for the final point of the day. The rookie duo of Nick Savage and Sasha Ermakov came away with an 8-2 win in the top match.

The Crimson, whose record now stands at 1-4, faces Michigan State at noon this Sunday in the Murr Center before traveling next weekend to No. 20 Virginia Commonwealth and No. 73 William & Mary.