After Styperek lost his match at No. 5 singles and Green won his in straight sets at No. 3 singles, Harvard appeared to be in the driver's seat, up 2-1.
But the four matches that went to tiebreakers all ended up in the Mustangs' favor.
Lingman fell 14-12 in the tiebreaker at No. 2 singles. Lee then fell at No.5 singles and was followed by junior Andrew Barker losing at the sixth slot.
Doran fell 11-9 to Hansson in a tiebreaker at No. 1 singles, providing the Lobos' winning margin.
UCLA 8, Harvard 0
In the singles, Styperek was the first to fall in straight sets at No. 5. He was joined by Green at No. 3, who fell 6-3, 7-5.
Lee managed a split at No. 4 against Lassi Ketola, but lost a tiebreaker, 10-7.
Lingman, Barker and Doran all lost their singles matches despite valiant fights against quality opponents.