CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's tennis beat their local rivals, Boston College, 4-3 on Sunday, January 22 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Crimson have now won all three games in their opening weekend.
 
Facing off against a tough Boston College team, Harvard would begin the match in doubles. The Crimson and Eagles would split the first two games, meaning the winner of the doubles point would come down to Maxi Duncan and Sophia Ho, who faced off against BC's 37^th ranked duo in the country, Marice Aguiar and Laura Lopez. However, Harvard's duo of Duncan and Ho would prevail 6-4, giving Harvard a 1-0 lead after the doubles matches.
 
In singles, Duncan and Ho once again led the way. Duncan defeated BC's Laura Lopez 6-3, 4-0 (ret) and Ho was victorious against BC's Sophia Edwards 6-1, 6-0. Angel You would provide Harvard the last point they needed to secure the win, defeating BC's Stephanie Sanchez 6-4, 6-2.
 

Harvard Highlights

• Harvard is now 3-0 on the season, their best start since the 2018-19 season when they started 4-0.
• Including both doubles and singles, Sophia Ho and Angel You both went 5-1 in their three matches over the weekend.
• The Crimson are now 15-2 over the past three seasons when competing at home.
• Harvard has now won four in a row and 12 out of their last 13 games against Boston College.

 

Results

 

Doubles 

1. Maxi Duncan / Sophia Ho (HARV) def. Marice Aguiar / Laura Lopez (BC): 6-4
2. Charlotte Owensby / Iveta Daujotaite (HARV) def. Stephanie Sanchez / Sophia Edwards (BC): 6-3
3. Hailey Wilcox / Seren Agar def. Angel You / Demi Snyder (HARV): 6-3

 
Harvard wins doubles point
 

Singles

1. Marice Aguiar (BC) def. Charlotte Owensby (HARV): 7-5, 6-1
2. Maxi Duncan (HARV) def. Laura Lopez (BC): 6-3, 4-0 (ret)
3. Sophia Ho (HARV) def. Sophia Edwards (BC): 6-1, 6-0
4. Angel You (HARV) def. Stephanie Sanchez (BC): 6-4, 6-2
5. Natalie Eordekian (BC) def. Mihaela Marculescu (HARV): 6-2, 6-2
6.  Seren Agar (BC) def. Iveta Daujotaite (HARV)

Up Next

Harvard heads to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to face off against Louisiana State University on Friday, January 27 and Penn State on Saturday, January 28.