Harvard's tennis team, undaunted by its coach's prediction of a tough match against a real sleeper team, beat Yale for the fifth straight time Tuesday in its final dual match of the season.

The victory sewed up a tie for second place in the Eastern League for the Crimson, whose 10-2 record in northern matches was equalled by Penn and Princeton and surpassed only by Columbia.

The match--Harvard's last before this weekend's New England chanpionships--was played in a light rain on Yale's clay courts.

Sophomore Harris Masterson led the Crimson attack, as he has throughout the season, coming up with a convincing 6-1. 6-3 victory over Yale's Neil Allen.

In other Harvard victories at singles, Ken Lindner beat Phil George, 6-2, 6-2; John Ingard beat Dan Grossman, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4; and Randy Barnett beat Lee Gaines, 7-6, 7-5.

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In something of an upset, Yale's Mike Anderson defeated Chris Nielson by 6-3, 6-3. Yale's Will Cleveland also beat Tom Loring. 6-3, 6-4: and, for the first time in a while, the Crimson's first doubles team of Masterson and Lindner went down to defeat. 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.

The Crimson won the remaining doubles matches, as Nielson and Ingard won in straight sets, and Barnett and Tom Loring--who lost his fourth singles match--won by 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.

Harvard will send six men to Amherst Saturday for the New England championships, the climax of the season. The Crimson is favored to win the tournament.