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Harvard took the doubles point by a razor-thin margin and was then victorious at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 6 singles. The Crimson had lost four of six first sets but stormed to win the second set in three of those matches and never trailed on the team...
In the 8-3 defeat at No. 3 doubles, Nguyen and co-captain Oli Choo were not having their usual success off their serves and were flustered by their opponents’ strategy. Nguyen said they had never played a team that had stayed back on their serve.
With VCU winning easily 8-3 at No. 3 doubles, Harvard needed close 9-7 matches at No. 1 and No. 2 to pull out the doubles point.
At No. 1, Lingman and sophomore Jonathan Chu used terrific volleys and passing shots to earn a 9-7 victory. Lingman closed out the match with a powerful, cross-court volley winner, evening the doubles score at 1-1.
That victory spurred on juniors Mark Riddell and Chris Chiou at No. 2. With an 8-7 lead while trailing 30-0, they scored the last four points to close out their match and win the doubles point for Harvard. The turning point came at 7-7, when their opponents...