Blake and junior Todd Meringoff lost tough matches at third and sixth singles.

Blake and Arnold both fought relentlessly in three set matches after losing their first sets, which ultimately helped to boost the Crimson.

"In Tom's match, the other guy [Princeton's Brook Hazelton] was serving for the match, and although Tom ended up losing, it lifted up our spirits," Rueb said. "Mitty and Tom were down a set, but by pulling out their second sets they helped my match and everyone else's."

The Crimson overcame a hungry Tiger squad on Friday, and more importantly realized the extent of its eastern competition.

"Coming back from California, we didn't think that anyone was a good as the teams we played out there," Blake said. "the Princeton match prepared us and told us that there would be some tough matches in the east."

Harvard 7, Navy 0

After the heard-fought victory over the Tigers, the Crimson still had another barrier to knock down--Navy.

Although the Crimson entered the match knowing that Navy was not at its level, the Crimson applied the big lesson it learned the previous day--that nothing can be taken for granted--and destroyed its opponent.

At the end of the day, the Crimson's 7-0 shutout showed that the previous day's win could have far-reaching effects.

"The conditions were just terrible," Tseng said.

"Throughout the match, the wind was a big factor and that favored Navy. They knew exactly how to play in the wind."

Apparantly, the crimson also knew how to conquer the gusts of wind, while at the same time focusing under difficult conditions.

The Crimson began by taking the doubles point that had eluded them the previous day.

In single, the Crimson dominated--taking all six matches in straight sets. Tseng Blake, Arnold, Meringoff, Hausman and Valkin won at first through six singles, respectively.

Looking ahead to the Crimson's four remaining regular-season eastern match-ups against Brown, Yale Dartmouth and Cornell, last weekend's victories could provide a pivotal mental boost for the remainder of the season.

"We want to win the conference outright," Rueb said. "We don't want to have a loss in the region."