Omodele-Lucien substituted in the top spot for junior Alexei Chijoff-Evans, who was at the All-American National Championships in Tulsa, Okla. Chijoff-Evans lost in the first round to Kallim Stewart of UCLA, 6-1, 6-1. He recieved a bye to the second round of the consolation draw, where he lost to Robin Fahgen of SMU, 6-1, 6-3.

With Chijoff-Evans away, Omodele-Lucien enjoyed the spotlight.

“I love playing against great competition,” he said. “I don’t shy away from that. Playing the top guys is really exciting, and I get to test my ability.”

Dino Bilankov of Minnesota hit Omodele-Lucien with his lone singles loss of the weekend, 6-4, 6-4.

Minnesota was the toughest competition for the Crimson, and only Nguyen and sophomores Alistair Felton and Liinus Hietanmiemi managed victories. Harvard had been much more competitive the day before against Notre Dame.

“We squeezed out a bunch of victories against Notre Dame,” Omodele-Lucien said. “We battled against Minnesota, but we lost.”

The Crimson’s best performance came Sunday against Alabama, the highest ranked of the four teams last spring. Like Harvard, The Crimson Tide was missing its top player, and Cambridge’s Crimson was able to capitalize on these absences.

The day was especially rewarding for Hayes, who struggled against Notre Dame and Minnesota.

“In the third day, I turned it around,” he said. “Next weekend, we have the Northeast Regionals. It was good for me to get some confidence going into that tournament.”

Hayes lost the first set but rallied to win the match against Trey Walston, 4-6, 6-4, 10-7.

For all four schools, the tournament was a chance to test their skills against strong competition.

“This format allowed very good teams to come together,” Fish said. “It allows [us] to see how our players are [compared] to each other and to other teams.”