After dropping the first set 6-4, Beltrame fought back to take the next two sets 6-3, 6-2 for a victory at second singles. Zhou also found victory in a close three-set match. After taking the first set and dropping the second, Zhou managed to close out the third set with a tiebreaker win.

Harvard’s only losses of the day were at first and fifth singles. Yale sophomore Ziqi Wang edged Hu out in a tiebreaker first set before claiming the next set 6-4 at first singles. At fifth singles, after dropping the first set, freshman Christopher Morrow managed to push his second set to a tiebreaker, but failed to nab the win.

“If we can get one more [win] and sneak into NCAAs, I think we will have the momentum on our side and anything can happen. Nothing would make me happier than to see the guys on the team compete in the postseason this year,” Hu said.

—Staff writer Jamie Chen can be reached at jamiechen@college.harvard.edu