Harvard lost two singles matches, as freshman Jack Li suffered a 6-4, 6-2 defeat and junior Martin Wetzel fell 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 1-0 (4).

However, the latter loss marked Wetzel’s first dual match since the fall, as he was sidelined with a lingering groin injury. Though the native German’s movement was visibly limited, he began to open up his trademark blistering forehand as the match progressed.

HARVARD 7, PENNSYLVANIA 0

Entering Saturday’s contest, the Quakers (12-7, 1-4 Ivy) were without a national ranking and had prevailed in only one of the last three matches. The Crimson, on the other hand, was riding a three-match win streak which had pushed the team up to No. 20 in the country.

And so it came as no surprise that Harvard managed a clean sweep of Pennsylvania, winning the doubles competition and improving the record of Chu and Chiu to a perfect four-for-four with an 8-4 victory.

Riddell and Lingman, having recovered and regrouped from Friday’s loss, won 8-3. And though the new third pairing of Valkin and Turner lost 8-6—this after holding a 6-4 advantage—Harvard had already clinched the doubles point.

And though the coaches also tweaked the singles lineups, the Crimson had little trouble dismantling the Quakers.

Chu, this time playing the top match, won 6-0, 6-3—and Harvard thus lost only three games at No. 1 singles all weekend.

Lingman, now playing second, also won 6-3, 7-5, and Riddell took the third match 6-3, 6-2.

Wetzel played fifth, this time seeming a bit more comfortable moving across the court, and he won in easy 6-2, 6-2 fashion.

“It was like a whole different match today,” he said. “I think I made a big step forward in trying to come back into my style of playing.

“Usually I try to really go after the balls, but if my timing’s a little off, I miss my target spot. Today was a whole lot better than yesterday.”

Chiu took the sixth singles match—the only match which needed a deciding third set—2-6, 6-3, 6-3.

And once again, Turner managed to stretch his match for all it was worth, winning 7-5, 7-5 nearly four hours after the entire Crimson-Quaker dual match commenced.

Ending the weekend in a clean sweep could serve as a confidence-booster as Harvard looks forward to Friday’s matchup with the Brown Bears, a contest intensified because the squads share the throne atop the Ivy Division with matching 4-0 records.

Friday’s victor will likely take the Ivy crown. Both squads will face only Yale and Dartmouth before the season ends, two opponents which Brown and Harvard easily overmatch.

“It certainly gives us momentum just to get matches under our belt,” Chu said of his team’s efficient weekend, “but we’re not taking anything for granted. We know it’s going to be a dogfight in Providence, so we’re looking forward to it, and hopefully all cylinders will be firing healthy.”