And the Tar Heels' Cooper Pulliam beat Crimson freshman Howard Kim 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.

Harvard wanted to make this the second consecutive year that it made it past the first round of the tournament. Last year, the Crimson beat Drake before falling to Georgia in the second round.

Players said, however, that they as well as Harvard Coach Dave Fish were very pleased with the way things went this season.

"If we had played [UNC] in the first moth of the season, we would have lost 7-1 or something," Burroughs said. "We've really improved."

And the team is already looking forward to next year's competition.

"This was supposed to be a rebuilding year," Meringoff said. "I think next year we'll be really strong."

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Stovell's Final Match: Senior Captain Pete Stovell played in his last match for the Crimson Friday, and he didn't even get to finish it.

With the victory clinched for the Tar Heels, officials suspended Burroughs and Stovell's doubles contest against David Caldwell and Brint Morrow.

Stovell finished this season with 17 doubles wins, and players said that the team would miss him.

"Losing Pete is going to be tough even though he only play doubles," Chung said. "He does so much for the team, and he'll be hard to replace."