"We really put ourselves in a position to win," Rueb said. "We're coming together as a team and in a month or two we'll be on the other side of the [4-3] score."

In the semi-final match against the Aggies, the Crimson was able to pull out a 4-3 victory by splitting the singles matches and taking the doubles point.

In the deciding first doubles match, Rueb and Arnold were down 4-0 in the pro-set tie-breaker, but rallied to win seven of the next eight points to win, 7-5, and clinch the victory for Harvard.

The Crimson defeated Indiana, 5-0, and Colorado, 5-1, en route to the semi-final match against Texas A&M.

The competition the Crimson faced this weekend was of a higher caliber than most, if not all of the Ivy League teams Harvard will contend with this spring.

"It's a lot of fun playing against the best teams," Meringoff said.

The Crimson, then, is in for a lot of fun over Spring Break when the squad will travel to California to face more top-ranked teams, including Southern California and Pepperdine--both of whom are ranked in the top ten.

"We really gained some confidence this weekend," Arnold said. "We showed we can play with the top teams in the country."

Before heading out to California, Harvard will have to deal with one northeast foe--Army. The Crimson will take the court against the Cadets, Saturday at the Palmer Dixon Courts.