The squad only needed three of the singles matches to edge the Cardinals, but four Harvard players managed to pull out victories over their opponents, three of which were straight-set victories.

Pearlman overpowered his opponent, Cliff Morrison, surrendering only one game. Pearlman took the first set, 6-1, and then bageled his opponent in the second to give the Crimson a 2-0 lead against Ball State.

“In the last couple of weeks, I’ve really upped my training regimen, and as a result, I’ve become a lot quicker on the court,” Pearlman said. “I’m making fewer unforced errors and am able to wear my opponents down.”

Felton and Tchan were the other two Harvard players to finish off their opponents in straight sets. Tchan achieved a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Austin Smith, and Felton won in a similar fashion, 6-3, 6-4.

For MacMaster, it was not as simple, but he prevailed in three sets. He won the first set 6-3, but then his opponent evened things up at one set apiece. MacMaster managed to pull out the victory though with a 10-3 in the super tiebreak to decide the third set. With the win, MacMaster improved to 5-1 for the season.

If the Crimson continues to demonstrate this type of play that it showed this weekend, the squad should be able to tip the seesaw it’s been having in its favor.

—Staff writer Steven T. A. Roach can be reached at sroach@fas.harvard.edu.

This article has been revised to reflect the following correction.

CORRECTION: MAR. 14, 2011

The Mar. 7 article "Crimson Defeats Ball State But Drops Game to Louisville" identified Aba Omodele-Lucien as the co-captain of the men's tennis team. In, fact he is the sole captain of the team.