CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Sophomore Christian Cargill picked up his third career nationally-ranked win, but the William & Mary men's tennis team suffered a tough 4-3 setback at No. 32 Harvard on Saturday afternoon. Along with Cargill's win at the top singles slot, sophomore Lars de Boer and junior Aidan Talcott picked up three-set wins for the Green and Gold. The Tribe fell to 1-1 on the year, while Harvard, which knocked off Boston College later in the day, won its first of a season-opening doubledheader. 
 
Cargill and sophomore Alec Miller picked up their first win as a duo at the No. 3 position, downing the Crimson pair of Conor Haughey and Andy Zhou, 6-3. Harvard though responded with wins from its nationally-ranked doubles teams at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots to claim the initial point of the match.
 
After dropping the opening set, 6-1, at No. 1 singles, Cargill rallied to get W&M on the board. The Tribe sophomore won the second and third sets, 6-3, 6-4, to knock off No. 71-ranked Nicky Hu. It was Cargill's fourth win of the year and first of the dual-match campaign.
 
The Crimson posted wins at the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 singles posts to clinch the team triumph. Harvard's Kenny Tao pulled out a close second set against junior Addison Appleby to win at No. 3, and Andy Zhou outlasted Miller, 7-5, 7-5, at No. 4 to give the home side the team victory.
 
de Boer and Talcott won three-set matches at No. 5 and No. 6. The third sets in both matches were shortened with the team result decided after the tilts had already entered the final sets. de Boer upended Kelvin Lam, 6-3, 4-6, 4-1, for his third straight win. He improved to 6-5 overall on the year and 2-0 in dual-match action. Talcott recorded his first dual-match win as a member of the Tribe and fifth win overall this year, dispensing of Jean Thirouin, 6-3, 4-6, 4-2. 

The Tribe wraps up its season-opening three-match Ivy League swing at Brown on Monday, Jan. 18. The contest carries a 10 a.m. start time.
 
#32 Harvard, William & Mary
Singles
No. 1 – Christian Cargill (W&M) def. #71 Nicky Hu (Harvard) – 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 2 – Sebastian Beltrame (Harvard) def. Ryan Newman (W&M) – 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 – Kenny Tao (Harvard) def. Addison Appleby (W&M) – 6-3, 7-5
No. 4 – Andy Zhou (Harvard) def. Alec Miller (W&M) – 7-5, 7-5
No. 5 – Lars de Boer (W&M) def. Kelvin Lam (Harvard) – 6-3, 4-6, 4-1
No. 6 – Aidan Talcott (W&M) def. Jean Thirouin (Harvard) – 6-3, 4-6, 4-2
 
Doubles
No. 1 – #44 Hu/Yeung (Harvard) def. Bautil/Newman (W&M) – 6-2
No. 2 – #32 Beltrame /Tao (Harvard) def. Appleby/de Boer (W&M) – 6-3
No. 3 – Cargill/Miller (W&M) def. Haughey/Zhou (Harvard) – 6-3