CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's tennis (12-10, 4-3 Ivy) was defeated 4-0 by No. 51 Princeton (16-6, 7-0 Ivy) on Sunday, April 23 in the final match of the regular season. The Crimson finished the season in fourth place in the Ivy League.
Harvard women's tennis also celebrated four seniors,
Kayla Leschly,
Sophia Ho,
Mihaela Marculescu and
Demi Snyder during today's senior day celebration.
Beginning the match in doubles the Crimson were defeated in their first two matches, giving the doubles point to the Tigers. The doubles match featuring Harvard's
Rachel Arbitman and
Iveta Daujotaite against Princeton's No. 26 ranked duo in the country Daria Frayman and Grace Joyce, would end in a 4-4 draw.
In singles, the Tigers would take the first three matches against the Crimson, giving the Tigers the 4-0 win. No. 116
Charlotte Owensby had a tight battle with No. 7 ranked singles player in the country, Daria Frayman, but came up just short 7-6, 6-4.
The first-year, Owensby, finished the season with 16 singles wins to lead the Crimson.
Sophomore
Angel You's 20 doubles wins also led the team this year.
Results
Doubles
- Rachel Arbitman / Iveta Daujotaite (HARV) vs. No. 26 Daria Frayman / Grace Joyce (PRIN): 4-4 DNF
- Maia Sung / Zoe Howard (PRIN) def. Sophia Ho / Maxi Duncan (HARV): 6-2
- Neha Velaga / Eva Elbaz (PRIN) def. Angel You / Charlotte Owensby (HARV): 6-4
Singles
- No. 7 Daria Frayman (PRIN) def. No. 116 Charlotte Owensby (HARV): 7-6, 6-4
- Sophia Ho (HARV) vs. Neha Velaga (PRIN): 5-7, 6-4, 3-2 DNF
- Angel You (HARV) vs. Zoe Howard (PRIN): 7-6, 2-6, 0-2 DNF
- Leena Bennetto (PRIN) def. Iveta Daujotaite (HARV): 6-2, 1-6, 2-6
- Maia Sung (PRIN) def. Mihaela Marculescu (HARV): 6-1, 6-3
- Sany Gawande (HARV) vs. Grace Joyce (PRIN): 2-6, 6-1, 3-4 DNF