SAN LUIA OBISPO, Calif. – Harvard women's tennis (8-7) defeated No. 54 BYU (7-5) 5-2 on Friday, March 17, at Cal Poly University. The Crimson is now 4-0 all-time against the Cougars. This is also Harvard's first win over a ranked opponent this season.
Starting in doubles, Harvard's
Rachel Arbitman and
Iveta Daujotaite defeated BYU's Emilee Astle and Jacque Dunyon 7-5 in the one position. A 6-4 win from
Angel You and
Charlotte Owensby gave the Crimson the doubles win.
In singles, after falling short in her first set 7-5,
Sany Gawande notched an impressive comeback win in the four spot, winning the second and third set 6-1, 6-4 respectively. Victories from
Sophia Ho,
Mihaela Marculescu and
Iveta Daujotaite sealed the Harvard 5-2 win.
Up Next
Harvard will open Ivy League competition at home on April 1 against Dartmouth College at 2 p.m.
Results
Doubles
- Rachel Arbitman / Iveta Daujotaite (HARV) def. Emilee Astle / Jacque Dunyon (BYU): 7-5
- Yujia Huang / Tina Li (BYU) vs. Sophia Ho / Maxi Duncan (HARV): 6-6 DNF
- Angel You / Charlotte Owensby (HARV) def. Helen Jiao / Kara Lin (BYU): 6-4
Singles
- Yujia Huang (BYU) def. No. 82 Charlotte Owensby (HARV): 6-0, 6-4
- Sophia Ho (HARV) def. Emilee Astel (BYU): 6-2, 5-7, 7-5
- Tina Li (BYU) def. Angel You (HARV): 2-6, 1-6
- Sany Gawande (HARV) def. Emmie Moore (BYU): 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
- Mihaela Marculescu (HARV) def. Helen Jiao (BYU): 6-3, 6-4
- Iveta Daujotaite (HARV) def. Kara Lin (BYU): 6-1, 6-4
