BATON ROUGE, LA – The Harvard Crimson (3-1) battled a tough Louisiana State University (3-0) team on Friday, January 27, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for their first match on the road of the spring season. The match was neck and neck until the very end, as the Crimson narrowly fell 5-2 to the Tigers.
 
Starting in doubles, the Crimson were defeated in their first two matches, giving the doubles point to the Tigers. The doubles match featuring Harvard's Sophia Ho and Maxi Duncan against LSU's No.7 ranked duo in the country, Anastasiya Komar and Nikita Vishwase, would end in a 4-4 draw.
 
In singles, first-year Charlotte Owensby defeated the No.7 ranked singles player in the country, Kylie Collins, 6-3, 0-6, 6-4 in the number one position. Iveta Daujotaite would also defeat her opponent in singles, Mia Rabinowitz, 6-7(5), 6-0 [10-4].
 

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The Crimson return to action on Saturday, January 28 against Penn State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at 10 a.m.
 

Results

 

Doubles

1. Sophia Ho / Maxi Duncan (HARV) vs. No. 7 Anastasiya Komar / Nikita Vishwase (LSU): 4-4 (DNF)
2. Kylie Collins / Nina Geissler (LSU) def. Charlotte Owensby / Iveta Daujotaite (HARV): 6-2
3. Safiya Carrington /Maggie Cubitt (LSU) def. Sany Gawande / Angel You (HARV): 6-2

 
LSU wins doubles point
 

Singles

1. Charlotte Owensby (HARV) def. No. 7 Kylie Collins (LSU): 6-3, 0-6, 6-4
2. No. 32 Anastasiya Komar (LSU) def. Maxi Duncan (HARV): 6-4, 6-1
3. Safiya Carrington (LSU) def. Sophia Ho (HARV): 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
4. Nina Geissler (LSU) def. Angel You (HARV): 6-0, 6-4
5. Maggie Cubitt (LSU) def. Sany Gawande (HARV): 7-6(2), 6-3
6. Iveta Daujotaite (HARV) def. Mia Rabinowitz (LSU): 6-7(5), 6-0 [10-4]