URBANA, Ill. – Competing in a dual match for the first time in 683 days, the Harvard women's tennis team opened its 2022 spring season today on the road against Big Ten foe Illinois. The Crimson fell to the Fighting Illini, who were playing their third match of the season, 7-0.
 
Harvard, which had not competed since March 7, 2020, had five players make their spring collegiate debut, including first-year Maxi Duncan, who competed at No. 1 doubles with another first-time Crimson athlete in sophomore Iveta Daujotaite and No. 1 singles. Other Harvard players making their first dual-match appearance were first-year Angel You and sophomores Sany Gawande and Amy Huang.
 
Filling out the other spots in the lineup were senior Rachel Lim and juniors Sophia Ho and Mihaela Marculescu.
 
The Crimson opened the afternoon by dropping the doubles point and then fell in all six singles matches, which provided the final margin.
 

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The Crimson will return home to play host to Quinnipiac at the Murr Center Indoor Courts on Saturday, Jan. 22, at 4 p.m. Harvard has won four straight home dual matches and was 5-1 at Murr Center in 2020.
 

Results

Doubles
1. Kate Dong/Megan Heuser (ILL) def. Maxi Duncan/Iveta Daujotaite (HARV) 6-1
2. Josie Frazier/Ashely Yeah (ILL) def. Mihaela Marculescu/Rachel Lim (HARV) 4-1 DNF
3. Emily Casati/Kasia Treiber (ILL) def. Amy Huang/Angel You (HARV) 6-1
 
Singles
1. Kate Duong (ILL) def. Maxi Duncan (HARV) 6-2, 6-1
2. Ashley Yeah (ILL) def. Sophia Ho (HARV) 6-3, 6-1
3. Josie Frazier (ILL) def. Mihaela Marculescu (HARV) 6-3, 6-1
4. Megan Heuser (ILL) def. Sany Gawande (HARV) 6-4, 6-2
5. Kasia Treiber (ILL) def. Iveta Daujotaite (HARV) 6-0, 6-2
6. Kida Ferrari (ILL) def. Angel You (HARV) 6-2, 6-3