Xiong slid past the Terriers' Ramos, 6-1, 6-0 (Zack Williamson).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard women's tennis team picked up a 4-3 win, ending a two-game losing streak, against Boston University on Friday afternoon at the Murr Center.
Starting off with a victory, the Crimson secured the doubles point as Erica Oosterhout and June Lee topped Iryna Kostirko and Barbara Rodriguez, 6-3. Harvard's Nikki Kallenberg and Isabel Jasper tallied the Crimson's other doubles win with a 6-4 victory over Remi Ramos and Kim McCallum.
In singles play three Crimson student-athletes posted triumphs, including Oosterhout, Sabrina Xiong, and Amy He. Captain He surpassed Rodriguez after retirement, and Xiong, in the No. 5 position, knocked off Ramos with set scores of 6-1, 6-0. Oosterhout defeated Sabrina Faybyshev with set scores of 6-0, 2-6, 6-2 to push Harvard over the edge, giving it a 4-3 victory.
The Crimson continues weekend play as it faces Maryland at noon and Marist at 5 p.m. on Saturday in the Murr Center, which will be broadcast on the Ivy League Digital Network.
| Doubles: |
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1. Ringblom/Xiong (H) DNF Hyoty/Faybyshev (BU)
2. Oosterhout/Lee (H) def. Kostirko/Rodriguez (BU)
3. Kallenberg/Jasper (H) def. Ramos/McCallum (BU) |
DNF
6-3
6-4 |
| Singles: |
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1. June Lee (H) lost to Johanna Hyoty (BU)
2. Nikki Kallenberg (H) lost to Lauren Davis (BU)
3. Annika Ringblom (H) lost to Iryna Kostirko (BU)
4. Erica Oosterhout (H) def. Sabrina Faybyshev (BU)
5. Sabrina Xiong (H) def. Remi Ramos (BU)
6. Amy He (H) def. Barbara Rodriguez (BU) |
7-6(6), 3-6, 8-10
7-6, 1-1 ret.
6-2, 6-4
6-0, 2-6, 6-2
6-1, 6-0
6-2, 0-0 ret. |
