At No. 1 singles, James Blake was serving for the match against John Roddick at 5-3 in the third when Georgia clinched. The freshman had won the first set, then dropped the second, before taking control in the third.

Meanwhile, at No. 5 singles, co-captain Philip Tseng had just taken the second set of his match, 6-4 to even things up at one set apiece. His opponent was subsequently rushed to the hospital due to heat prostration. The senior had lost the first set 6-3, but considering his opponent's physical condition had to be considered the favorite in the third and deciding set.

At No. 6 singles, freshman Scott Clarke, the hero of the team's regional title, was serving for his match at 5-4 in the second set. Clark had taken the first set 6-3.

So, in theory at least, the match against the Bulldogs was more like 4-3, Georgia. The hushed home crowd showed that this was no easy victory for the 'Dogs.

The "swing" match in the battle may have come at No. 3 singles. Sophomore John Doran looked to be in good shape against Georgia's Steven Baldas when the nemesis struck.

Doran injured his quad late in the first set--a set he would go on to win 6-4. Severelyhampered after that point, Doran--havingdifficulty moving--dropped the next two sets 6-1and 6-0. With a healthy Doran, it is conceivablethat Harvard would have advanced, even after goingdown 2-0 quickly.

Harvard played tough in the doubles matchesbefore finally losing the doubles point.

The highlight of the day for the Crimson mayhave been the play of James Blake and Majmudar atNo. 1 doubles. The duo--who had only playeddoubles together three times over the course ofthe entire season--stunned the top-ranked doublesteam in the nation, Roddick and Baldas. The 9-7Harvard win was the Crimson's lone doublesvictory.

At No. 3 doubles, Tseng and junior MikePassarella went down 3-0 right out of the blocks,but did not lie down. The pair fought hard beforefinally falling 8-6.

Tom Blake played heroically in his return tothe Harvard lineup, pairing with Clark for thefirst time since October. However, Blake's injurywas too much of a handicap, and the pair fell 8-6to Hisham Hemeda and Sherif Zaher.

After Tom Blake retired to Hemeda at 1-4 in thefirst set, Harvard was in a hole from which itwould not extricate itself.

The end of the team season did not mark the endof the year for two of Harvard's stalwarts. TheBlake brothers had a little more business toattend to, namely the NCAA singles and doubleschampionships.

The younger Blake represented the Crimson inthe singles draw; the injury kept Tom out of thedraw.

In the first round, James Blake overcame atough first set to earn a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 victoryover Alex Witt of Northwestern. Blake, by beingseeded between ninth and 16th in the singles draw,earned All-America honors for his season.

The second round was not as kind for Blake, asUCLA's Matt Breen started strong, ended strong andwas strong in the middle. Blake fell 6-1, 6-1 inthe round of 32, However, there was no time tobemoan his loss.

Later that day, the Blake brothers reunited toplay doubles for the first time in over six weeks.The pair made up for lost time, defeating the teamof Joost and Hodge of Baylor in the first round.