ITHACA, N.Y. – The Harvard women's tennis team (5-1) advanced to Sunday's championship match of the ECAC Championships with a 4-2 win Saturday over Penn at Cornell University. 
 
The Crimson started the night earning the doubles point thanks to 6-2 wins, from the duos of Holly Fischer-Rachel Lim (No. 2) and Angel You-Iveta Daujotaite (No. 3).
 
In the singles matches, Holly Fischer earned a victory for the second night in a row, defeating Marija Curnic of Penn, 6-2, 6-0, at No. 2.
 
Angel You added to the Crimson lead and got the best of Quaker Saige Roshkoff in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2. The decision at No. 6 pushed Harvard to a 3-0 lead.
 
Mihaela Marculescu grabbed the clinching point for the Crimson when she prevailed vs. Penn's fifth singles player, Amanda Chan, 6-2, 6-4. 
 

Harvard Highlights

• Marculescu improved to 5-1 in her singles competitions this season.
• Angel You brough her season total to 7-2 (3-1 singles, 4-1 doubles).
• The duo of Daujotaite-You improved to 3-0 on the season.
• Fischer-Lim improved to 2-0 in the spring. 

 

Up Next

Harvard will play Princeton tomorrow night at 5 p.m., in the ECAC Championship match.
 
 

Harvard 4, Penn 2
ECAC Semifinal (Ithaca, N.Y.)

Doubles
1. Curnic/Bryzgalova (PENN) def. Duncan/Marculescu (HARV), 6-1
2. Fischer/Lim (HARV) def. Smith/Wang (PENN), 6-2
3. You/Daujotaite (HARV) def. Chan/Roshkoff, 6-2
Harvard wins doubles point.
 
Singles
1. Iuliia Bryzgalova (PENN) def. Maxi Duncan (HARV), 6-3, 6-3
2. Holly Fischer (HARV) def. Marija Curnic (PENN), 6-2, 6-0
3. Gavriella Smith (PENN) def. Rachel Arbitman (HARV), 6-2, 6-4
4. Eileen Wang (PENN) vs. Sophia Ho (HARV), 7-5, 4-3 DNF
5. Mihaela Marculescu (HARV) def. Amanda Chan (PENN), 6-2, 6-4
6. Angel You (HARV) def. Saige Roshkoff (PENN), 6-2, 6-2