HANOVER, N.H. – Harvard women's tennis defeated Columbia 4-1 on Sunday, Feb. 12, to clinch third place in the ECAC Championships.
 
In doubles, the Crimson got off to a hot start after Harvard's duo of Rachel Arbitman / Iveta Daujotaite defeated Columbia's No. 60 ranked duo in the country, Anna Zhang / Sophia Wang, 6-3.  Sophia Ho and Maxi Duncan would also pull of a 6-2 win against their Columbia opponents to give the doubles point to the Crimson.
 
In Singles, No. 75 Charlotte Owensby defeated Columbia's Anna Zhang 6-4, 6-4 in the number one position. Maxi Duncan also impressed with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Columbia's Rachele Rimondini in the two spot. A narrow 7-5, 6-4 win by Sany Gawande gave the Crimson their fourth point of the match, securing victory.
 

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Harvard will return to Cambridge to face off against Long Beach State University on Feb. 24 at 4 p.m.
 

 Results

 

Doubles 

1. Rachel Arbitman / Iveta Daujotaite (HARV) def. No. 60 Anna Zhang / Sophia Wang (COL): 6-3
2. Sophia Ho / Maxi Duncan (HARV) def. Rachele Rimondini / Sophia Strugnell (COL): 6-2
3. Winta Tewolde / Michelle Xu (COL) def. Charlotte Owensby / Angel You (HARV): 6-1

 

Singles

1. No. 75 Charlotte Owensby def. Anna Zhang (COL): 6-4, 6-4
2. Maxi Duncan (HARV) def. Rachele Rimondini (COL): 6-1, 6-3
3. Angel You (HARV) vs. Sophia Wang (COL): 5-7, 3-3 DNF
4. Sophia Ho (HARV) vs. Clarine Lerby (COL): 6-4, 5-3 DNF
5. Sany Gawande (HARV) def. Winta Tewolde (COL): 7-5, 6-4
6. Fatima Keita (COL) def. Iveta Daujotaite (HARV): 7-6 (4), 6-0