After a 6-2 second set win, Choo broke Smith's first service game in the third set. He then held during a long service game, and Smith was broken. The final score was 4-6, 6-2, 6-1.
The Tigers picked up a point at the No. 2 spot when Williams defeated freshman Cliff Nguyen (who was playing down a spot from the day before) 6-3, 6-4. Riddell closed out Friedman, 7-6(3), 6-4, to put Harvard up 3-1.
The three remaining matches all went to three sets, providing some late drama. Co-captain Anthony Barker, playing at No. 4, had lost a close tiebreaker to John Portlock in the first set but stormed back to win the second 6-2. He was broken to start the third set but dropped only two more games to win the set 6-3 and seal the match for the Crimson.
Lee, taking on Kyle Kliegerman at No. 1, lost 10-8 in a third-set tiebreaker and freshman George Turner pulled out a three-set win to make the final score 5-2 in favor of the Crimson.
The day before, the Crimson made quick work of the Penn Quakers. The doubles teams all prevailed without incident. Barker and Turner, at No. 1, defeated Frantisek Stejskal and Ryan Harwood 8-5, while Lee and Riddell won at No. 2, 8-3 to seal up the point.
The first two singles wins came at Nos. 4 and 5 for Harvard. Barker defeated Robert Pringle, 6-3, 6-3 and Riddell polished off Eric Sobotka in straight sets as well, 6-4, 6-2.
Harvard clinched the match with William Lee's 6-4, 7-6(7) win over Harwood at No. 2.
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