The Crimson edged Dartmouth in games, 26-7, as Harvard earned its place in the consolation finals.

Senior Richard Hill played impressively for Harvard, defeating his opponent, 3-0, including a tight 12-10 second game.

Five Harvard players—Hill, Endresen, McLaughlin, Mullaney, and Scherl—won their matches in three games, while the Crimson dropped just one contest on the day.

PRINCETON 8, HARVARD 1

The Crimson got off to a disappointing start on Friday, as the Tigers (12-3, 5-1) won 25 sets and advanced to the second round.

“We played very well against Princeton,” Way said. “I think the score line didn’t really do justice to how well the guys played.”

Unfortunately for Harvard, the loss to the Tigers put the Crimson out of contention for the national title early on in the weekend.

Freshman McLaughlin picked up Harvard’s only victory of the day in four games, dropping the third set before securing the win in the fourth.

Mullaney, Ma, and junior William Ahmed posted strong showings, picking up two games each off of their Tiger counterpart in the only three five-game matches of the day.

Harvard ends national team championship weekend in fifth place, maintaining its national ranking from last year and moving up one spot from the most recent in-season poll, which tabbed the Crimson sixth.

—Staff writer Catherine E. Coppinger can be reached at ccoppinger@college.harvard.edu.