Ringblom won her first match of the tournament to push Harvard to the championship tomorrow (Zack Williamson).
HANOVER, N.H. – The Harvard women's tennis team cleared the second round of the ECAC Indoor Tournament with a close 4-3 decision over No. 53 Brown at Dartmouth on Saturday afternoon.
Harvard began the match by winning two-of-three doubles matches to take the doubles point. The pairing of Annika Ringblom and Sabrina Xiong topped Brown's duo of Katie Ta and Hannah Camhi with a score of 6-4. Isabel Jasper and Nikki Kallenberg's tight match versus the Bears' Ammu Mandalap and Maddie Stearns concluded with a 7-5 set score.
Harvard's singles matches included three-of-six victories from Oosterhout, Ringblom, and Amy He. Oosterhout defeated Camhi in the No. 3 spot in two sets, 6-4, 7-5, while He beat Mandalap in two, 6-4, 6-2. Ringblom ended the match with a three-set victory over Ta when she came back after falling in the second with scores of 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-3.
The Crimson will play in the championship against the winner of the No. 32 Dartmouth or No. 58 Columbia match, with a start time of 2 p.m.
| Doubles: |
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1. June Lee/ Erica Oosterhout (H) lost to Lord/Benotto (B)
2. Annika Ringblom/Sabrina Xiong (H) def. Ta/Camhi (B)
3. Isabel Jasper/Nikki Kallenberg (H) def. Mandalap/Stearns (B) |
6-2
6-4
7-5 |
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| Singles: |
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1. June Lee (H) lost to Dayna Lord(B)
2. Nikki Kallenberg (H) lost to Alyza Benotto (B)
3. Erica Oosterhout (H) def. Hannah Camhi (B)
4. Annika Ringblom (H) def. Katie Ta (B)
5. Sabrina Xiong (H) lost to Maddie Stearns (B)
6. Amy He (H) def. Ammu Mandalap (B) |
6-3, 6-4
6-0, 7-6 (4)
6-4, 7-5
6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-3
6-3. 6-1
6-4, 6-2 |
