In doubles, Harvard’s top tandems carried it to victory, taking victories on the top two courts with identical 6-4 marks.

Hu extended the Crimson’s lead with a 6-4, 7-5 victory at No. 2, but with Cornell taking early leads at the other slots, the match remained very much up in the air.

The Big Red eventually tied up the match at 2, and after Yeung was swept on court three, 5-4, 6-4, Harvard stood on the brink of defeat. But Nguyen closed out his match, 7-6, 6-3, leaving the result up to the freshman Kenny Tao on court six.

After rebounding from a 3-6 loss in the first set, Tao closed out Cornell senior Alex Sidney to give Harvard the win.

“Kenny fought back against a seasoned, tough player,” Fish said. “He found the right strategy to play against him, which was great.”

The Crimson still has some kinks to work out, primarily at third doubles, where it started two different lineups this weekend.

“It’s been a struggle trying to figure out the right team,” said Steinroeder, who competed at third doubles against the Lions. “We played well, but have had some trouble in that spot. Hopefully, results will start coming.”

In the meantime, Harvard will continue to compete for the Ivy crown, and its NCAA hopes remain alive.

“If we were ranked much lower, our NCAA hopes would be over,” Fish said. “But they’re not. If we continue to play well like we have, we can easily still make the NCAA Tournament.”

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