Men's Tennis Takes Down No. 38 Harvard, 4-2

Saturday, March 23

San Diego, Calif.

2 PM

Tulane University

Harvard

Photo by: Parker Waters

Mar 23, 2019 | Men's Tennis

SAN DIEGO – The Tulane men's tennis team continued its spring resurgence with a 4-2 victory over No. 38 Harvard in the semifinals of the 2019 San Diego Spring Invitational on Saturday afternoon at San Diego State University.

With the win, Tulane (8-10) advances to Sunday's championship match against host and 36th-ranked San Diego. First serve is scheduled for noon (CT).

The Green Wave got the day started with a big win at No. 1 doubles when Ewan Moore and Tyler Schick upset the Crimson's (10-5) 33rd-ranked tandem, 6-3. Despite Harvard responding with a 6-4 win at No. 3, Akos Kotorman and Hamish Stewart closed out court two, 7-5, to clinch the doubles point and give the Wave a 1-0 lead in the overall match.

Tulane pushed its lead to 2-0 early in singles action when Dane Esses earned a straight-set win on court five, but Harvard got a pair of wins on courts one and four, respectively, to even things up.

The Green Wave used five first-set victories to remain in control however, as the 96th-ranked Luis Erlenbusch closed out a 6-4, 6-3 win on court three before Kotorman clinched with a 6-3, 6-4 victory on court six to send Tulane to the title match.

Tulane 4, Harvard 2

Singles competition
1. Robert Wrzesinski (HARV) def. #64 Ewan Moore (TLN) 3-6, 6-1, 2-1, retired
2. Hamish Stewart (TLN) vs. Andy Zhou (HARV) 7-6 (10-8), 2-3, unfinished
3. #96 Luis Erlenbusch (TLN) def. Brian Shi (HARV) 6-4, 6-3
4. Harris Walker (HARV) def. Tyler Schick (TLN) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
5. Dane Esses (TLN) def. Steven Sun (HARV) 6-4, 6-4
6. Akos Kotorman (TLN) def. Lane Leschly (HARV) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Ewan Moore/Tyler Schick (TLN) def. #33 Andy Zhou/Logan Weber (HARV) 6-3
2. Akos Kotorman/Hamish Stewart (TLN) def. Robert Wrzesinski/Brian Shi (HARV) 7-5
3. Steven Sun/Harris Walker (HARV) def. Luis Erlenbusch/Dane Esses (TLN) 6-4

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (5,4,1,3,6)

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