Senior captain He earns a singles victory in Harvard's fifth-straight win (Zack Williamson).
LOS ANGELES - The Harvard women's tennis team clinched its fifth-straight victory this season with a 4-2 win over No. 24 Fresno State Saturday afternoon at Loyola Marymount's Tennis Center. The streak is the longest since the Crimson won eight straight in 2006 from April 7-26.
In doubles action, the Fresno State Bulldogs defeated all three Crimson pairs earning the first point of the match.
Four Harvard singles players surpassed Fresno State student-athletes to give the Crimson a 4-2 advantage. Freshman Erica Oosterhout defeated Rana Sherif Ahmed in the No. 3 spot with set scores of 7-5, 6-3, while Sabrina Xiong and Amy He topped their opponents with set scores of 6-1, 6-1, apiece. Nikki Kallenberg, in the No. 2 position, was down 3-6 in the first set, but fought back in the second and third, 6-4, 6-3, to tally the Crimson's fourth singles win for deciding match.
"I am so proud of the team's fight today against a very talented Fresno State team," stated head coach Traci Green. "It was a terrific team win."
Harvard begins Ivy League play as it will host Cornell and No. 41 Columbia on April 1 and April 2, respectively, with both matches starting at 2 p.m. If indoors, the matches will be broadcast on the Ivy League Digital Network.
Doubles:
1. Ringblom/Xiong (H) lost to No. 20 M. Sherif Ahmed/R. Sherif Ahmed (Fresno)
2. He/Oosterhout (H) lost to A. Watts/S. Watts (Fresno)
3. Lee/Jasper (H) lost to Malysheva/Noble (Fresno)
Singles:
1. June Lee (H) lost to No. 34 Mayar Sherif Ahmed (Fresno)
2. Nikki Kallenberg (H) def. Sophie Watts (Fresno)
3. Erica Oosterhout (H) def. Rana Sherif Ahmed (Fresno)
4. Annika Ringblom (H) unf. Galina Bykova (Fresno)
5. Sabrina Xiong (H) def. Sofya Malysheva (Fresno)
6. Amy He (H) def. Anneka Watts (Fresno) |
6-3
6-4
6-3
6-0, 6-4
3-6, 6-4, 6-3
7-5, 6-3
3-6, 6-4, 4-2 UNF
6-1, 6-1
6-1, 6-1 |
