The Bulldogs entered the weekend coming off a prolific outing at the State Farm MVC Individuals, where they earned a total of eight titles.

Despite the strength of the Drake squad, all three of the Crimson double pairings beat their opponents, 8-4, to give Harvard the doubles point.

Facing off in singles action, the Crimson resumed play against the Bulldogs Saturday morning and fell behind early.

“At one point, it looked like [Drake was] going to take five out of six singles [matches],” Fish said.

But despite the slow start, it was Harvard that came out victorious, taking five of the six matches.

The Crimson rounded out the weekend with a third win against DePaul, edging out the Blue Demons in both doubles and single play.

Harvard’s duo of MacCaster and Felton topped DePaul’s Chanturia and Dzanko, 8-4, in the first court, while Steer and Schultz bested Palinic and Chaffee, 8-3, to secure the doubles point for the Crimson.

Harvard then beat the Blue Demons in singles play, gaining its third victory of the weekend.

The Crimson’s campaign was furthered by several strong rookie performances. Both Steinroeder and Chaudhuri went 3-0 in singles play, while Steer logged three singles and two doubles wins and freshman Denis Nguyen notched three doubles and one singles victories.

“It is really great having the freshmen do so well,” Chaudhuri said. “It shows that we are really hungry, and we want to have an impact on the team and steer the team towards an Ivy title.”

—Staff writer Marina E. Watson can be reached at mwatson@college.harvard.edu.