"We prepared better this year than two years ago," Meringoff said.
Practicing on clay in downtown Boston last week was certainly a factor in Harvard's newfound clay success.
Coming off Friday's victory, the men were careful not to take Penn too lightly.
"Our biggest problem all season has been beating good teams and then losing to not-so-good teams," Meringoff said.
But the men could do no wrong Saturday as they rode the previous day's momentum to a 7-0 blanking of the Quakers.
After such success on the clay, shutting out Penn on the good ol' fashioned hard stuff was a breeze.
Meringoff and Arnold were solid out of the number one and two positions.
The rest of the team also enjoyed great success against Penn. In fact, the only Harvard setback on the day was a third-round doubles loss that ultimately did not contribute to the final score.
"We expect to win," Tseng said. "But we're trying to improve our game for the NCAA's."
Although regional play has just begun, the Crimson is well on its way to qualifying for nationals.
And with a key matchup this Friday against Princeton, it's time to show it.