Harvard posted a slow start, losing the first two matches.

Princeton’s All-American Samuel Kang took the No. 1 spot against Dhingra in four games. Dhingra had a close 13-11 win in the first set, but could not keep the momentum going, losing the next three to lose the match, 3-1.

Murray also fell to another Princeton All-American, Tyler Osborne, losing three straight sets.

The tide turned for Harvard after that, with the squad dominating the next seven games.

Ryan started his Crimson career with a sweep against the Tigers’ Taylor Tutrone at the No. 5 spot.

Fellow freshman Mandela Patrick also recorded his first win of the season with a 3-1 result against Ben Leizman in the No. 9 spot.

Olson clinched his fourth victory of the season, taking the No. 8 spot, winning 3-1 against Abhimanyu Shah.

Smith, McLaughlin, and sophomore Bryan Koh also swept their opponents. Roberts defeated Sam Ezratty in the longest match of the meet, taking five sets to win.

“Over the last two matches I performed pretty well,” McLaughlin said. “Definitely a lot better than before J-term. I had a tough first few matches, but I came out a lot stronger after Christmas.”

—Staff writer Katherine H. Scott can be reached at katherinescott@college.harvard.edu.