The match started off poorly for the Crimson, with Minnesota’s Jack Hamburg and Mathieu Froment upsetting MacMaster and Nguyen in doubles, 6-4. Sophomores Conor Haughey and Kelvin Lam were the next casualties, falling by the same score and spotting the Golden Gophers a 1-0 lead.

“[Hamburg and Froment] just came out really strong in doubles,” Steinroeder said. “We were a little rusty to start off. Overall, it was just an off weekend in doubles.”

The bad start would carry over to singles, where Chaudhuri quickly lost, 6-2, 6-3. But Nguyen began the team’s turnaround with a 6-4, 6-4 win. Next, Yeung and Steinroeder won on the fourth and fifth courts, respectively, to give Harvard a 3-2 advantage.

But Beltrame lost in at the third position, evening the match and leaving it up to Ball at the sixth slot. Although Minnesota’s Jeremy Lynn fought till the end, Ball prevailed in a second-set tiebreaker, 11-9, in a 6-3, 6-5(9) triumph.

Depth was a key theme for Harvard over the weekend. While Saturday’s match came down to Ball in the sixth position, Sunday’s was decided by Nguyen at the top line.

Aided by strong play from its whole lineup and timely contributions from its three freshmen, the squad is poised to make noise as it continues its spring season and pursues its third consecutive Ivy League title.

“After this weekend, we feel confident,” Steinroeder said. “At the same time, there are things we didn’t do well, and we’ll figure out where we need to be. But now we definitely have the confidence that we can be a top team.”

—Staff writer Justin C. Wong can be reached at justin.wong@thecrimson.com