CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard women's tennis team (11-7, 2-0 Ivy League) bested No. 56 Columbia, 4-1, today at the Murr Center Indoor Courts in Cambridge, Mass.
 
The Crimson started the day by earning the doubles point thanks to a 6-4 win at the No. 1 spot from the duo of Maxi Duncan and Holly Fischer. Harvard clinched the point after Angel You and Iveta Daujotaite fought to a 7-5 win at the No. 3 spot.
 
Moving on to singles action, You, a Crimson first-year, took care of Rachele Rimondini of Columbia at the No. 6 spot in sweeping fashion, 6-0, 6-0.
 
Sany Gawande followed with another swift victory at the No. 5 spot, 6-2, 6-2, over Clarine Lerby of the Lions to give Harvard a 3-0 edge.
 
After dropping a point at No. 4, Fischer, another first-year, earned a hard-fought 6-4, 7-5 decision to secure the fifth consecutive win for the Crimson.

Harvard Highlights

• The win marks the second time this season that the Crimson has rattled off five consecutive wins.
• This is Harvard's fifth straight season starting 2-0 in the Ivy League.                    

Results

Doubles (2, 1, 3)

1. Maxi Duncan/Holly Fischer (HARV) def. Akanksha Bhan/Melissa Sakar (COL) 6-4
2. Winta Tewolde/Anna Zhang (COL) def. Rachel Lim/Mihaela Marculescu (HARV) 6-3
3. Angel You/Iveta Daujotaite (HARV) def. Jennifer Kerr/Shivani Amineni (COL) 7-5

HARV wins the doubles point

Singles (6, 5, 4, 3)

1. Sophia Ho (HARV) vs. Akanksha Bhan (COL) 7-6 (3), 3-3 DNF
2. Maxi Duncan (HARV) vs. Anna Zhang (COL) 6-3, 0-6, 4-3 DNF
3. Holly Fischer (HARV) def. Jennifer Kerr (COL) 6-4 ,7-5
4. Melissa Sakar (COL) def. Mihaela Marculescu (HARV) 6-2, 6-2
5. Sany Gawande (HARV) def. Clarine Lerby (COL) 6-2, 6-2
6. Angel You (HARV) def. Rachele Rimondini (COL) 6-0, 6-0

Up Next

Harvard returns to action on Sunday when it plays host to Cornell at 1 p.m. ET.