"[Lee] has not seen much action under pressure," Assistant Coach Peter Mandeau said. "We put him at No. 5 to give him some experience, and William stepped up."
The doubles teams set the pace for the Crimson yesterday as junior Joe Green and sophomore Scott Clark, playing in the No. 3 slot, opened the match with an 8-5 win.
Sophomore James Blake, the nation's No.1 player, then paired up with fellow sophomore Mike Rich for the first time ever.
Rich, who has not seen much varsity action this year, rose to the occasion in the tiebreaker. He kept the Elis off balance with his serve, allowing Blake to slam home the winners. The pair won 9-8.
Rich was the second new partner for Blake on the weekend as Blake teamed with sophomore Anthony Barker in an 8-5 win against Brown.
"Normally, it's just hard to come in and play with James," Passarella said. "You think, 'O God, don't let me screw things up.' Both guys were real aggressive and fit in nicely."
Doran and Passarella closed out the doubles with another 9-8 squeaker.
No. 6 Clark then inaugurated singles competition with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Scott Mayo. He was followed by Blake, who quickly dispatched senior Jonathan Beardsley, 6-1, 6-4.
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