After five games in the first set, Denis Nguyen found himself in the same position he been in during his doubles match.

The freshman fell behind, 2-3, but rallied to take the next game. His opponent recaptured the lead, 4-3.

But Nguyen remained calm and used a strong forehand to tie the frame. He never looked back, winning the set, 6-4, and, shortly after, taking the next set by the same score.

Fellow rookie Shaun Chaudhuri, fell into an even deeper hole during his match. Chauduri, who is undefeated (15-0) in singles play this year, dropped four of his first six games.

"I knew I was down early, but I didn’t panic," Chaudhuri said. "I kept playing strong and aggressive and hoped that things would fall my way."

True to his word, the freshman rallied from 4-2 down to take the first game, 6-4. His strong play carried into the next frame, which he won handily, 6-2.

Meanwhile, Steinroeder’s match followed the same pattern. The freshman lost his initial set, 6-4, but stormed back to take the next two sets, 6-1 and 6-0, respectively.

"I look around at the scores during my matches, and I saw that we were down in most of them," Steinroeder said. "It was a little scary, but then we started to pull it together and play strong."

Unlike the rest of his teammates, Andy Nguyen did not fall behind in his match. He won both his first and second set handily, each by a margin of 6-2.

Despite his team’s slow start, Steinroeder noted his belief that Wednesday night’s match can help the Crimson as it climbs up in the national rankings.

"We started out slowly today, and I think that was because we were riding a high from spring break," Streinroder said. "This was also the first match on a school night. That being said, I think that tonight says a lot about our team. It shows that we are able to settle down and rally if we fall behind early."