PRINCETON, N.J. - The No. 72 Harvard women's tennis (12-8, 3-1 Ivy) team dropped its first Ivy League contest of the season today against No. 50 Princeton (8-10, 3-1 Ivy League), 4-1. The Crimson was able to secure the doubles point but couldn't hold off the Tigers in singles action as the group moved to 3-1 in conference play.

Sany Gawande and Angel You teamed up at No. 3 doubles to defeat their Tiger opponents, 6-3, and improve their record as a tandem to 2-0 on the season. Mihaela Marculescu and Rachel Arbitman secured the doubles point at the No. 2 doubles matchup with a convincing 6-2 victory. With the win the duo is now 2-1 on the season. 

Holly Fischer was narrowly defeated at the fourth singles spot, falling 6-3, 6-4 in a hard-fought match as the Tigers evened the score. The Crimson dropped the next three matches in straight sets to surrender its first contest in Ivy League play. 

DOUBLES 

1. FISCHER, Holly (HU) / DUNCAN, Maxi (HU) vs. JOYCE, Grace (PRIN) / SUNG, Maia (PRIN): 3-5 DNF
2. MARCULESCU, Mihaela (HU) / ARBITMAN, Rachel (HU) def. VELAGA, Neha (PRIN) / GRISHUK, Skyler (PRIN): 6-2
3. YOU, Angel (HU) / GAWANDE, Sany (HU) def. FRAYMAN, Daria (PRIN) / RODILOSSO, Nathalie (PRIN): 6-3

SINGLES 

1. FRAYMAN, Daria (PRIN) def, HO, Sophia (HU): 6-1, 6-2 
2. DUNCAN, Maxi (HU) vs. VELAGA, Neha (PRIN): 4-7, 7-6 DNF
3. HU, Victoria (PRIN) vs. ARBITMAN, Rachel (HU): 6-0, 6-4 
4. SHVETS, Brianna (PRIN) def. FISCHER, Holly (HU): 6-3, 6-4
5. HOWARD, Zoe (PRIN) def. MARCULESCU, Mihaela (HU): 7-5, 2-1 DNF
6. SUNG, Maria (PRIN) def. YOU, Angel (HU): 6-4, 6-1