Hu and junior Brian Yeung, forming the No. 44 doubles team in the country, dispatched their opponents, 6-2. Tao and junior Sebastian Beltrame, the No. 32 pairing nationally, also won their set, 6-3.

Zhou and Haughey, however, could not overcome Tribe sophomores Christian Cargill and Alec Miller, who came away with the 6-3 win.

“We’re cautiously optimistic that we’ll be able to count on our doubles more this year,” Fish said. “We had a great start yesterday, so we’ll be looking to build on that.”

The Crimson and Tribe split their singles matches, 3-3, but by virtue of Harvard winning its games in straight-sets and William & Mary winning its games in three sets, the Crimson clinched victory in the overall dual match before the Tribe could respond.

Strong performances by Beltrame, Tao, and Zhou, playing at the No. 2, 3, and 4 spots respectively, put Harvard up 4-0. Though Hu, Lam, and Thirouin fought their opponents to three sets, none of them were able to pull out victories.

“Once Andy won his match, the mentality changed for the players still on the court,” Solomon said. “That’s something that unfortunately happens, and we’ll work on it.”

—Staff writer George Hu can be reached at george.hu@thecrimson.com