Overall, out of the nine matches played, Harvard beat Notre Dame in four of them.

Nguyen got a redemption of sorts later Saturday evening, when he faced off against Rice’s Matthias Mathaes, ranked No. 100 in the country. Nguyen won in straight sets, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4.

“I’m impressed with the attitude of our players to see their wins and losses this weekend as building blocks to better their games,” Fish said.

To finish off the weekend in South Bend, the Crimson split four singles matches Sunday morning with William and Mary.

In separate action, Harvard sent a few of its freshmen and lower-ranked players to the Brown Invitational in Providence, R.I. Freshman Andy Rabens picked up the “C”-level singles title, defeating teammate Bo Wiegand, 6-3, 7-6 in the finals.

This weekend’s action and the recently completed Harvard Invitational let the Crimson prepare for its biggest fall event, the ECAC tournament.

“We are now ready to face whatever challenges the ECAC tournament may bring next weekend,” Lee said.

Sixteen top teams from all over the Northeast will converge on Cambridge from Friday through Monday, Oct. 5-8, to compete in the team tournament.