ITHACA, N.Y. – The Harvard women's tennis team (4-1) bested Dartmouth, 5-0, Friday night, in the opening round of the ECAC Championships in Ithaca, N.Y.
 
The Crimson earned the doubles point early on to take a 1-0 lead over the Big Green. The doubles point came from the duo of Maxi Duncan-Mihaela Marculescu (6-3) and Holly Fischer-Rachel Lim (6-4) at Nos. 1-2, respectively.
 
After earning the doubles point, Crimson first-year Holly Fischer picked up a win in her spring debut, defeating Dartmouth's Nicole Conard in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 2.
 
Marculescu followed Fischer's lead, earning a straight-set victory as well, 6-4, 6-0, over Elizabeth Fahrmeier of the Big Green at the fourth position.
 
With Harvard one point away from clinching the match, Sophia Ho left no doubt to solidify the match for the Crimson, besting Dartmouth's Katie Weber, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 3.
 
Duncan added the fifth and final point for Harvard, winning her third singles match of the season over Ashley Hess of Dartmouth, 6-2, 6-4. 
 

Harvard Highlights

• Marculescu grabbed her team-high fourth singles win of the season to improve to 4-1 on the year. 
• Duncan improved her dual-season mark to 6-2 overall (3-1 singles, 3-1 doubles). 
• Ho earned her second singles win of the season.
• Fischer started her spring season with a win in both singles and doubles.
• The Crimson earned its third shutout of the year in just its fifth competition.

 

Up Next

The Crimson will move on to the semifinals of the ECAC Championships and take on Penn tomorrow night at 5 p.m., in Ithaca, N.Y.
 

Results

DOUBLES 

1. Maxi Duncan/Mihaela Marculescu (HARV) def. Elizabeth Fahrmeier/Katie Weber (DART), 6-3
2. Holly Fischer/Rachel Lim (HARV) def. Chidimma Okpara/Ashley Hess (DART), 6-4
3. Angel You/Iveta Daujotaite (HARV) vs. Lexi Dewire/Chloe Yoo (DART), 5-4, DNF

 
SINGLES

1. Maxi Duncan (HARV) def. Ashley Hess (DART), 6-2, 6-4
2. Holly Fischer (HARV) def. Nicole Conard (DART), 6-2, 6-1
3. *Sophia Ho (HARV) def. Katie Weber (DART) 6-2, 6-1
4. Mihaela Marculescu (HARV) def. Elizabeth Fahrmeier (DART), 6-4, 6-0
5. Angel You (HARV) vs. Chloe Yoo (DART), 6-3, 5-5, DNF
6. Rachel Eason (HARV) vs. Jingyi Peng (DART) 4-6, 3-3, DNF

 
Order of Finish
Doubles: 1, 2
Singles: 2, 4, 3*, 1