The Harvard men's tennis team used day one of the ITCA Eastern Championships yesterday in Princeton, N.J., as a warmup for its anticipated Sunday title match against West Virginia. The ITCA's are the qualifiers for the nationals, which will be played in the winter.

The Crimson overwhelmed Boston College, 9-0, dropping only one set as it advanced to a second round matchup with Columbia this afternoon. Columbia topped Penn, 6-3, yesterday.

Leading the way for Harvard was Mike Shyjan, who combined with Mike Zimmerman to win first doubles, 6-3, 6-4, and then dominated Hiro Takata at second doubles later in the day, 6-0, 6-2.

Ironically, Zimmerman, listed 41st in the nations in the latest Volvo men's singles rankings, was the only Harvard player to drop a set, outlasting Gil Dailey at first singles, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2. Crimson, 9-0 at Princeton, N.J.

Singles Matches

1. Mike Zimmerman (HARVARD) d. Gil Dailey (B.C.). 2-6, 6-3, 6-2; 2. Mike Shyjan (HARVARD) d. Hiro Takata, 6-0, 6-2; 3. Derek Brown (HARVARD) d. Chris O'Neill (B.C.), 6-3, 7-5; 4. Albert Chang HARVARD) d. Kevin Connolly (B.C.). 6-2, 7-5; 5. Jonathan Cardi (HARVARD) d. David Driscoll (B.C.), 6-4, 6-1; 6. Mark Leschly (HARVARD) d. J.J. Conners (B.C.). 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles Matches

1. Zimmerman-Shyjan (HARVARD) d. Daily-O'Neill (B.C.), 6-3, 6-4; 2. Leschly-Chang (HARVARD) d. Connolly-Driscoll (B.C.), 6-0, 7-5; 3. John Tolmie-Cardi (HARVARD) d. Takata-Conners (B.C.), 6-3, 6-2.