"I'm pretty happy that I stayed in each match mentally and never gave up," he said.

In other tournament action, junior Anthony Barker won the "A" field consolation tournament after overcoming a first-round loss. Playing aggressively from the baseline, he made quick work of Brown's Nick Malone, 6-1, 6-2.

"We need more matches like this on the outside," Parker said. "The team can't wait for the ECACs and this is a good way to get ready. We're a young team, but we work hard."

Co-captain Joe Green paired with Lee in the "A" doubles tournament and, despite being seeded No. 1, lost in the finals, 8-6, to Brown teammates Malone and Josh Hoskins.

Freshman Dave Weinstein, also seeing his first college action, won two matches in the "C" flight before bowing out in the third round. Junior Mike Rich, who had lost to Choo in three sets in the "B" singles, paired up with sophomore Cillie Swart and lost 8-4 to the No. 2 seed, Clay and Burns. Junior Steve Moore reached the "C" field quarterfinals before losing to Sonny Avichal of Army.

"It was a very good start for our first outing of the season," Fish said.

The tournament featured over 120 players from 15 schools. While eight Harvard players competed, not all of the top Crimson players were represented. Co-captain John Doran, Green's first cousin and the team's top player, stayed back, as did junior Andrew Styperek, presumably to warm up for the next two weeks.

Next week, the Crimson goes to Oklahoma for the Tulsa Invitational before the ECAC fall championships in Princeton Oct. 8-11..