Next to fall was freshman Joshua Tchan at No. 5, who was defeated, 6-3, 6-2.

“Josh was just not fully there today,” Fish said. “He’s played some dynamite tennis.”

Of the three matches remaining, each came down to the third set.

Finally, after long battles, freshmen Nguyen and Schultz clinched the victory for Harvard with wins in each of their matches.

“I was very impressed with Andy stepping in and moving up,” Fish said. “[He was] playing a really good player.”

Nguyen, playing a surprisingly high No. 2, won 6-4, 6-7, 6-3.

The rookie had not played higher than No. 4 this season. Fish explained the change as a way to boost Nguyen’s confidence.

“Our team has been dead even [in skill] from No. 2 to No. 8,” Fish said. “All the guys have been playing really well.”

After losing a tough second-set tiebreaker, Nguyen needed something to boost his spirits.

“In the third set, this one guy started cheering, and I started playing better,” Nguyen said. “Just getting [my] energy pumped up and back on track.”

Schultz, at No. 6, rebounded from a 3-6 loss in the first set, winning 6-3, 6-2, in the next two sets to secure the victory for his team.

“Christo played a great match,” Fish said. “He got a little amped up in the first set—he’s got so much energy—its all pouring out in 10 directions. Very solid performance after that.”

In the last and longest match of the day, No. 3 Felton lost in three sets.

The victory was Harvard’s third in a row at home, a streak it hopes to continue against St. John’s this afternoon.

—Staff writer Charlie Cabot can be reached at ccabot@college.harvard.edu.