PRINCETON, N.J. – In its biggest test of the young season, No. 1 Harvard (5-0, 4-0 Ivy) came away with a 5-4 victory on the road against No. 3 Princeton (5-1, 1-1 Ivy) on Sunday at Jadwin Gymnasium. 
 
With Harvard leading 4-3, first-year Habiba Eldafrawy sealed the victory with a dramatic five-set victory in the fourth singles position, coming from behind to top Princeton's Caroline Spahr and give Harvard the match's clinching fifth point. 
 
Princeton's Molly Chadwick would go on to eke out a 3-2 victory over Brecon Welch in the only remaining match, bringing the day's final tally to 5-4. 
 
It was a strong display from the top of the Crimson's lineup as the top five singles were all victorious. 
 
Harvard Highlights / Game Notes 

• Hana Moataz, Marina Stefanoni, Amina Yousry and Serena Daniel each posted 3-0 victories.
• This was the first meeting between Harvard and Princeton since the 2020 Women's Team Championship Finals which Harvard won, 6-1. 
• The win was the 88th in a row for Harvard, a CSA women's record.  
• Seven of the day's nine matches were decided in three games. 
• Through four matches this season, Harvard has outscored its opponents 39-6. 
• The match marked Harvard's 11th consecutive win over Princeton. The Crimson is now 38-21 all-time vs. the Tigers.  

RESULTS
Harvard – 5, Princeton – 4 

1. Hana Moataz (Harv) def. Andrea Toth (Prin) – 3-0 (11-2, 11-5, 11-5)
2. Marina Stefanoni (Harv) def. Elle Ruggiero (Prin) – 3-0 (11-5, 11-1, 11-8) 
3.  Amina Yousry (Harv) def. Raneem El Torky (Prin) – 3-0 (11-3, 11-7, 11-5)
4. Habiba Eldafrawy (Harv) def. Caroline Spahr (Prin) – 3-2 (13-11, 4-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-4)
5. Serena Daniel (Harv) def. Emme Leonard (Prin) – 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-7)
6. Katherine Glaser (Prin) def. Evie Coxon (Harv) – 3-0 (11-5, 11-6, 14-12)
7. Olivia Robinson (Prin) def. Charlotte Orcutt (Harv) – 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-5) 
8. Katherine Sapinski (Prin) def. Amira Singh (Harv) – 3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-4) 
9. Molly Chadwick (Prin) def. Brecon Welch (Harv) – 3-2 (13-11, 8-11, 6-11, 14-12, 11-6) 

Exhibition: Josephine Klein (Prin) def. Grace Steelman (Harv) – 3-1 (11-6, 11-13, 11-4, 11-2)
 
Order of finish: 1, 3, 8, 5, 2, 7, 6, 4, 9
 
Next Up
The road trip continues for Harvard on Tuesday (Jan. 18) when the Crimson takes on No. 7 Drexel in Philadelphia.