Freshman Xiong clinched a singles point and assisted in a doubles point (Zach Williamson).
LOS ANGELES - The Harvard women's tennis team (9-6) clinched its first win of its spring break and its third-straight victory in California after defeating Loyola Marymount, 4-3, Wednesday afternoon at the LMU Tennis Center.
The Crimson tallied the doubles point by winning 2-of-3 matches versus the Lions. The duo of Annika Ringblom and Sabrina Xiong defeated Jessica Perez and Elivira Juravliova with a score of 6-3, while June Lee and Nikki Kallenberg dominated the court with a 6-1 victory over Andrea Crespo and Julia Norlin.
Kallenberg, Xiong and Amy He topped off the Crimson's score with a triumph in their singles matches. Xiong, in the No. 5 spot, surpassed the Lions' Ellie Grossman in two sets with scores of 6-3, 6-1. Amy He defeated Anna Romeka in two sets as well, 7-5, 6-1, while Kallenberg won the first set, 6-3, and fell in the second set, 7-6, but held her ground in the third with a 6-1 victory.
The Crimson continues play in California as it faces UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, March 19 for a 6 p.m. contest.
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Doubles:
1. Ringblom/Xiong (H) def. Perez/Juravliova (LMU)
2. Lee/Kallenberg (H) def. Crespo/Norlin (LMU)
3. Oosterhout/He (H) lost to Romeka/Sheikhan (LMU)
Singles:
1. June Lee (H) lost to Jessica Perez (LMU)
2. Nikki Kallenberg (H) def. Kristine Kouyoumjian (LMU)
3. Erica Oosterhout (H) lost to Andrea Crespo (LMU)
4. Annika Ringblom (H) lost to Elvira Juraliova (LMU)
5. Sabrina Xiong (H) def. Ellie Grossman (LMU)
6. Amy He (H) def. Anna Romeka (LMU)
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6-3
6-1
6-4
7-5, 4-6, 5-2
6-3, 6-7, 6-1
6-1, 3-6, 6-4
7-6, 1-6, 6-3
6-3, 6-1
7-5, 6-1 |
