“Our freshmen played phenomenally,” Ahmed continued. “They’re very strong in general but played especially well tonight. We had two wins from freshmen and the other two went to four games.”

No. 1 Gary Power—a freshman from East Lyme, Connecticut—brought home the third and final victory of the evening for the Harvard.

Power came out strong and took the first two sets from his opponent 11-7 and 11-6.

In Power’s third set, the freshman suffered a 11-9 loss, but he came back stronger in his fourth and final set.

In the last set, Power faced controversial calls and numerous lets surrounding match point, but the freshman took home a 10-4 victory.

Two other freshmen, No. 4 Brandon McLaughlin and No. 6 Nigel Koh, each won one set in their matches.

The wins were impressive against a talented Trinity squad that does not face defeat often.

“Our freshman class has been doing really well. We have four guys playing in the top nine,” Mullaney said. “We’re having a blast and everyone’s really gelling and coming together.”

“[The contest against Trinity] is the match of our season, up to the moment,” Mullaney continued. “It’s what we have been playing for.”