He gave Harvard its first point, pulling off a tension-filled 7-5, 7-6 (9-7) win over Zaman. The veteran Green then fought back after losing the first set 6-4 to beat Steve Millerman 6-0, 6-2 in the next two sets at the No. 1 match. Freshman Oli Choo, playing at No. 5, completed the remarkable comeback, with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 victory over Oscar Chow.

With the score tied at 3-3 and the momentum shifting in Harvard's favor, all eyes turned to the No. 4 match between Styperek and Holik.

Styperek had dropped the first set, 6-4, but had come back strong to take the second 6-3. He was up a break, 5-3, in the last set when both players learned that the match would determine the championship. Returning serve, Styperek didn't miss a beat, winning the game and sealing the title.

"I heard it when I was playing, and I was a little nervous," Styperek said. "But I had a break of serve, so I was controlling the match. All I had to focus on was hitting the little yellow ball."

The Crimson won this tournament easily last year earning it the No. 1 seed for this match.

But in reality Harvard was not the favorite. The Crimson lost James Blake, the nation's No. 1 player in 1998, and graduates co-captains Kunj Mujmadar and Mike Passarella. Without these players, this seemed to be a rebuilding year for the Crimson.

Indeed, the team has two traveling freshman, Lingman and Choo. The ECAC's were supposed to be the first test to see how the team would incorporate its new talent.