HANOVER, N.H. – The Harvard women's tennis team (10-7, 1-0 Ivy League) earned a 4-0 victory over Dartmouth (6-8, 0-1 Ivy League) this afternoon at the Boss Tennis Center in Hanover, N.H.
The Crimson opened the match by earning the doubles point after wins from
Rachel Lim-
Rachel Eason and
Angel You-
Iveta Daujotaite, both by 6-4 margins.
In the singles action,
Holly Fischer earned the first point for the Crimson thanks to a swift 6-2, 6-1 victory over Katie Weber of Dartmouth at the No. 3 spot.
Over at the sixth position,
Sany Gawande cruised to a 6-3, 6-0 win over the Big Green's Ujvala Jupalli.
Earning the clinching point for Harvard was first-year
Maxi Duncan at the No. 2 spot, with a 6-2, 6-4 triumph over Ashley Hess.
Sophia Ho,
Rachel Eason and
Angel You all won the first set in their respective matches before the contest was decided.
Harvard Highlights
- The Crimson has now won five matches in a row over Dartmouth.
- This was Harvard's first Ivy League victory since April 20, 2019 (W, 4-0 over Cornell)
- The win marks the fifth shutout victory of the spring for the Crimson.
Up Next
Harvard returns home to play host to Columbia and Cornell on April 9 and 10, respectively. Both matches are slated for 1 p.m. ET starts.
Results
Doubles (1, 3, 2)
- Elizabeth Fahrmeier/Katie Weber (DART) def. Maxi Duncan/Holly Fischer (HARV) 6-4
- Rachel Lim/Rachel Eason (HARV) def. Chidimma Okpara/Ashley Hess (DART) 6-4
- Angel You/Iveta Daujotaite (HARV) def. Emily Zhou/Lexi Dewire (DART) 6-4
Harvard wins doubles point
Singles (3, 6, 2)
- Sophia Ho (HARV) vs. Chidimma Okpara (DART) 6-2, 4-3 DNF
- Maxi Duncan (HARV) def. Ashley Hess (DART) 6-2, 6-4
- Holly Fischer (HARV) def. Katie Weber (DART) 6-2, 6-1
- Rachel Eason (HARV) vs. Lexi Dewire (DART) 6-3, 2-4 DNF
- Angel You (HARV) vs. Emily Zhou (DART) 6-3, 2-5 DNF
- Sany Gawande (HARV) def. Ujvala Jupalli (DART) 6-3, 6-0