“We’ve seen these guys before,” Turner said of the Virginia Tech team, “so we have a scouting report.”

Unfortunately that report didn’t help Turner enough, and he dropped a 6-1, 6-2 decision.

Three other Crimson players—Riddell, Choo and Chiou—also competed in the singles draw. Chiou came the closest to advancing past the round of 32. He was leading No. 16 seed Shamasdin in the third set before leg cramps set in, and in the end he fell 6-3, 2-6, 7-5.

Sophomore Jonathan Chu—the Crimson’s top player—was unable to play in the Regionals due to a torn stomach muscle he had developed weeks earlier.

—Staff writer Rahul Rohatgi can be reached at rohatgi@fas.harvard.edu.