Jang-Milsten, Li earn championships in singles divisions over opponents from Cornell and Pittsburgh (Zack Williamson).
Flight A Singles
Flight B Singles
Doubles Flight
Consolation Matches
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's tennis concluded it's home fall tournament by sweeping each of the three flights over the weekend. Ellen Jang-Milsten and Sylvia Li both won their championship matches on Sunday, while Monica Lin and June Lee topped teammates Annika Ringblom and Danielle Mirda in the doubles final.
Jang-Milsten defeated Cornell's Lizzie Stewart, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, to earn the A-division championship, going 4-0 in singles play over the weekend. In the B-flight, Li, Harvard's captain, defeated Pittsburgh's Amanda Wickman in straight sets, 7-6 (4), 6-4, to take the division title. Like her teammate, Li went 4-0 playing by herself during the three-day tournament.
In the doubles championship between two Crimson teams, Lin and Lee pulled ahead early to take the match by a score of 8-2. The duo was playing together for the first time this season, and are now 4-0 at the conclusion of the fall season.
The Crimson finished the Harvard Invitational a combined 26-9 as a team, the best mark out of each of the five teams represented in the tournament. Harvard has combined to win 105 matches over five fall tournaments.
Harvard opens its spring schedule after the new year on January 15 at home against Rhode Island in the Crimson's first team match of the season.
Saturday
Harvard women's tennis placed two teams in the doubles final, and has representatives in the championships of both singles flights heading into the final day of the Harvard Invitational.
June Lee and Monica Lin advanced through their half of the bracket, defeating Pittsburgh's final remaining duo, 8-4, in the semifinals. On the other side of the table, Annika Ringblom and Danielle Mirda defeated the top tandem from Syracuse, 8-3, to advance to an all-Crimson finale.
In singles play, Ellen Jang-Milsten and Sylvia Li both defeated opponents from Cornell and Pittsburgh to advance to the championship matches. Jang-Milsten will face Cornell's Lizzie Stewart in the A-division finals, while Li will take on Pittsburgh's Amanda Wickman.
Monica Lin added an additional singles win, advancing to the semifinal stage of the A-divison singles bracket.
The singles final is set for 9:30 a.m., and will be followed by the final doubles match of the main draw. The championships and all of the consolation games can be seen on the Ivy League Digital Network.
Friday
Harvard women's tennis has been dominant during the opening day of the Harvard Invitational, as each of its student athletes won their opening-round matches. The Crimson combined to go 13-3 on the day.
In the A-division, June Lee, Ellen Jang-Milsten, Annika Ringblom and Monica Lin all dispatched first round opponents to advance to the quarterfinals. Lee and Lin defeated opponents from Cornell and Pittsburgh, respectively, in straight sets, while Jang-Milsten and Ringblom prevailed in closely-fought third stanzas.
Representing the Crimson in the B-division, Sylvia Li, Amanda Lin, Danielle Mirda and Amy He all won first-round matches to advance to the round of eight. The quad managed to collectively defeat opponents from each of the other schools in the division, knocking out opponents from Boston University, Cornell, Pittsburgh and Syracuse.
In doubles play, Monica Lin and Lee advanced to the semifinals after defeating tandems from Pittsburgh and Cornell. The duo combined to win the two matches by a combined score of 16-4, including an 8-0 rout in the quarterfinals. Like their teammates, Ringblom and Mirda toppled opponents from Pitt and also BU as they advanced to the round of eight.
Tournament action continues Saturday with doubles semifinal matches at 8 a.m., singles quarterfinal contests at 12:15 p.m., and a plethora of consolation bouts. The entire tournament can be watched live on the Ivy League Digital Network.
A-Division Singles
Ellen Jang-Milsten
def. Kostirko (BU) 4-6, 7-5, (10-4)
def. Cusick (Cornell) 6-3, 7-6 (4)
def. Blakely (Pitt) 2-6, 6-2, (10-5)
def. Stewart (Cornell) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Monica Lin
def. Frey (Pitt) 6-2, 6-3
def. D'Azcenzo (Cornell) 6-0, 6-3
lost to Stewart (Cornell) 3-6, 6-2, (10-7)
June Lee
def. Shah (Cornell) 6-2, 6-1
lost to Blakely (Pitt) 6-4, 6-1
Annika Ringblom
def. Safdar (Syracuse) 4-6, 7-6(3), (10-8)
lost to Stewart (Cornell) 6-4, 6-4
B-Division Singles
Sylvia Li
def. McCallum (BU) 7-6(4), 6-3
def. M. Wickman (Pitt) 6-3, 7-6(5)
def. Stevens (Cornell) 7-6(2), 3-6, (10-6)
def. A. Wickman (Pitt) 7-6(4), 6-4
Danielle Mirda
def. Messineo (Syracuse) 6-2, 6-1
def. Hanlon (Cornell) 6-4, 6-4
lost to A. Wickman (Pitt) 3-6, 6-3, (10-6)
Amanda Lin
def. Castro (Pitt) 6-3, 6-0
lost to Stevens (Cornell) 6-3, 6-3
Amy He
def. Quill (Cornell) 1-6, 6-3, (10-8)
lost to A. Wickman (Pitt) 6-4, 7-6(5)
Doubles
Lee/M. Lin
def. Wickman/Frey (Pitt) 8-4
def. Shah/Stewart (Cornell) 8-0
def. Washington/Ogungbesan (Pitt) 8-4
def. Ringblom/Mirda (Harvard) 8-2
Ringblom/Mirda
def. Wickman/Blakely (Pitt) 8-7(4)
def. Rodriguez/McCallum (BU) 8-6
def. Safdar/Salazar (Syracuse) 8-4
lost to Lee/M. Lin (Harvard) 8-2
Jang-Milsten/Li
def. Hanlon/Quill (Cornell) 8-0
lost to Safdar/Salazar (Syracuse) 8-3
def. Mitchell/Messineo (Syracuse) 8-1
He/A. Lin
def. Wyman/Lin (BU) 8-1
lost to Washington/Ogungbesan (Pitt) 8-4
