There aren’t many Crimson sporting events where cheers are aimed at the Harvard Business School. But at last weekend’s February Men’s Open, the presence of that distinguished institution was sizeable—and, as shouts of “C’mon, B-School!” rang through the Murr Center, quite audible as well.

The tournament, which drew undergraduate Harvard team members as well as former collegiate players and professionals, seemed the perfect place for HBS students to continue their old tennis careers and have some fun in the process.

Out of a slew of HBS players, the doubles team of Philip Tseng ’98 and Gog Boonswang—both of whom are scheduled to graduate from the B school in 2004—stole the show.

“It was very nostalgic coming back and playing,” said Tseng, a former undergraduate and Crimson player. “It was great being back in competition. I definitely missed being in the heat of battle.”

Though Tseng and Boonswang—who graduated from Princeton in 1996—had been adversaries during their undergraduate years, Boonswang swore that the rivalry is over.

“Phil and I are good friends, and we competed against each other in [college],” Boonswang said. “But we have a regular game here at the business school, so we’re good buddies.”

“Since we played doubles together, we had to join forces,” he added.

As a pair to be feared on the “HBS Has-Beens”—an affectionately-dubbed team featuring players with varsity letters from Michigan, Princeton, Harvard and Stanford—the duo enjoyed success over the Crimson’s Jason Beren and Gideon Valkin in December at the Murr.

“[Harvard has] been really supportive because we hit with those guys once in a while, so we got to know them,” Boonswang said. “We have a good relationship.”

This rapport could be clearly seen when the Crimson team members jokingly cheered, “Let’s go, HBS!” across the courts.

“I really enjoyed playing amongst the other Harvard tennis team guys, the undergrads,” Tseng said. “[They] were still yelling, ‘Go Harvard, go HBS,’ just to pump me up, and that camaraderie that I had back when I was competing as an undergraduate was still very much evident.”

The smiles and laughter between points were a testament to the grad students’ enjoyment. However, the duo was knocked out in the second round with a 2-6, 6-1, 1-6 loss.

Might the pair seek revenge in the March Men’s Open, also to be held in Cambridge?

“We intend on it, yes,” Tseng said.

“Phil and I are going to try to play a bit more before the next tournament,” Boonswang answered separately, “and hopefully we can have a better result.”