Men's Tennis Plays Hard Against Harvard

June 21, 1999 | Cowboy Tennis

March 26, 1998

Singles Matches 1st James Blake, Harvard def. Chris Porter, Ohio State 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 2nd Kunj Majmudar Haravrd def. Pari Laxminarayan, Ohio State 6-4, 6-3 3rd Phil Tseng, Harvard def. Ben Basil, Ohio State 6-4, 6-1

Doubles Matches 1st Clark/Majmudar, Harvard def. Porter/Laxminarayan, Ohio State 8-3 2nd Passarella/Tseng, Harvard def. Wellstein/DeFalco, Ohio State 8-5

Ohio State fell to Harvard in a shutout (4-0) at the Third Annual Gaucho Classic tournament in Santa Barbara, Calif. Chris Porter (Fr., Canton, Ohio) was defeated by Harvard's James Blake in a close three-set match (3-6, 6-4, 6-4). In doubles, Ohio State's team of Porter and Pari Laxminarayan (Jr., Bangalore, India) lost to Clark/ Majmudar of Harvard (8-3). On Friday, the Buckeyes will compete against Oregon, who lost to SMU 4-1, in the second day of competition.