![]() Casey MacMaster answered back on the fifth court, polishing off Jonathan Carcione, 7-6 (2), 6-2, and Nicky Hu put Harvard up 2-1 with a 7-6 (6), 6-0 win over Dan Richardson at fourth singles. Matija Pecotic turned in the first victory of the day at first singles, besting Harvard's Shaun Chaudhuri, 6-0, 6-2, to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead. The teams started the match with singles competition and the Crimson and Tigers showed they were evenly matched. The moves Harvard to 6-4 on the season, as the Crimson has won four of its last five matches. – In its final day of competition at the ECAC Men's Indoor Championships, the Harvard men's tennis team ended on a high note, knocking off Princeton, 4-3, to claim third place Sunday. Hu (HU) 6-4, 5-7(susp.)Ħ) Dumont (MSU) def.Casey MacMaster posted a straight-set victory at sixth singles Sunday (Harvard Athletic Communications). Shaun Chaudhuri (HU) 6-2, 6-4ģ) James Chaudry (MSU) def. Romain Bogaerts/ Zach White (MSU) 8-5ġ) No. ![]() Nicky Hu/Andy Nguyen (HU) 8-3ģ) Kelvin Lam/Alex Steinroeder (HU) def. 13 Jordan Angus/ Malte Stropp (MSU) 8-6Ģ) Pedro Dumont/ Ethan Wilkinson (MSU) def. Pitts Tennis Centre – Starkville, Miss.Ģ013 NCAA Team Championship – Second Roundġ) Casey MacMaster/Denis Nguyen (HU) def. After MSU's White had taken the first set on court five 6-4, Harvard's Hu took the second 7-5 as play concluded.įor more information on Mississippi State men's tennis, follow the Bulldogs on Twitter ( and on Facebook ( Full details on the 2013 NCAA Championship finals at Illinois can be found at. MSU's sixth-ranked Bogaerts led Harvard's Denis Nguyen 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 on court one. Play was then suspended on the remaining two courts. “But, to be able to clinch the match, was unreal.” ![]() “Everybody played their part today, it wasn't just me,” Angus said. Steinroeder jumped out early in the third with a break to open, but Angus broke back and then cruised from there, defeating Steinroeder 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 to send MSU to the Round of 16. After cruising in the first set, Angus was forced to a third when he dropped the second 6-1. The match-clincher then came on court four, as MSU's freshman Angus battled with HU's Steinroeder. State's junior Stropp, ranked 57th in the nation, then put the Maroon and White one away from victory, as he closed out the Crimson's Shaun Chaudhuri 6-2, 6-4 on court two. State leveled the score at 1-1 when the freshman Dumont defeated Harvard's Nicholas Mahlangu 6-3, 6-3 on court six.įollowing suit was senior leader James Chaudry, who went up a double break in second set on court three, eventually taking the win 6-4, 6-2 from Harvard's Andy Nguyen to give the Bulldogs the lead at 2-1. After a brief delay to allow the courts to dry, players took the court for singles play, but more rain moved into the area after just 10 minutes of play to suspend the action for a much longer time.Īfter an hour and 22-minute delay, play resumed and found the Bulldogs hitting on all cylinders, as they took the first set on all six courts. 13 duo of Jordan Angus and Malte Stropp to clinch the doubles point for HU.Īs doubles play concluded, light rain began to move into the area, but only for a short time. The Crimson tandem of Casey MacMaster and Denis Nguyen defeated MSU's No. However, HU's Kelvin Lam and Alex Steinroeder upended MSU's Romain Bogaerts and Zach White to even the score. 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.
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