SAN DIEGO — The Wisconsin men's tennis team put up a fight against No. 13-ranked Harvard in San Diego but couldn't come away with a win Tuesday. The Badgers (6-6) fell to the Crimson (9-3) by a 6-1 score while battling some heat and sun in their first outdoor match of the season. 
 
The Badgers gave the Crimson a run for their money in doubles play. Sophomore Mihailo Popovic made his debut after months battling a wrist injury and joined with partner Lenard Soha to grab UW's only doubles win of the afternoon with a 6-2 dismantling of Harvard's Henry von der Schulenburg and Steven Sun. 
 
In singles, senior Sebastian Vile fought throughout his match and was able to grab a victory for the Badgers at the No. 4 position. After dropping his first set, Vile came back to take the second 6-4. A third-set tiebreaker ensued and Vile took the victory in an exciting back-and-forth 14-12 win over Harvard's Steven Sun.

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The Badgers stay in San Diego to play the University of San Diego Toreros on Thursday. First serve is at 2 p.m. CT. 

No. 13 Harvard 6, Wisconsin 1
Singles Results
1. #23 Henry von der Schulenburg (HARV) def. Jared Pratt (WIS) 6-2, 6-2
2. #29 Brian Shi (HARV) def. Gabriel Huber (WIS) 6-2, 6-4 
3. #35 Harris Walker (HARV) def. Lenard Soha (WIS) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-6)
4. Ronan Jachuck (HARV) def. Mihailo Popovic (WIS) 6-3, 6-0 
5. Sebastian Vile (WIS) def. Steven Sun (HARV) 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (14-12)
6. Daniel Milavsky (HARV) def. Tim Dzhurinskiy (WIS) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles Results
1. #20 Brian Shi/Daniel Milavsky (HARV) def.  Sebastian Vile/Robin Parts (WIS) 7-5 
2. Ronan Jachuck/Harris Walker (HARV) def. Jared Pratt/Tim Dzhurinskiy (WIS) 2-6
3. Lenard Soha/Mihailo Popovic (WIS) def. Henry von der Schulenburg/Steven Sun (HARV) 6-2

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