CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's tennis fell in the opening round of the ECAC Championship this afternoon by dropping a 4-0 decision to Yale.
How it Happened
The Crimson began the day by battling in doubles action. After dropping the No. 2 position match, the Crimson evened the score at No. 1.
Holly Fischer and
Stephanie Yakoff downed Shyla Aggarwal and Erin Ha (Yale), 6-4. Ultimately, the Bulldogs were able to prevail in the final match, taking the No. 3 doubles, 6-4.
With three early wins at the No. 2, 4, and 6 spots the Bulldogs were able to clinch the match and advance to the semifinals.
Maxi Duncan put up a strong comeback effort at the No. 4 position by forcing tiebreakers in the second set before narrowly falling 7-6 (7).
Despite coming up short against Yale, the Crimson had leads in each of its final three outstanding matches. At the No. 1 spot, Fischer had taken the first set and was pulling out to a third set lead. Yakoff and
Sany Gawande had each won their first sets and were looking strong in the second.
Results
Harvard – 0, Yale – 4
Doubles
- Holly Fischer/Stephanie Yakoff def. Shyla Aggarwal/Erin Ha (Yale), 6-4
- Orly Ogivly/Mirabelle Brettkelly (Yale) def. Rachel Arbitman/Iveta Daujotaite, 6-2
- Ann Wright Guerry/Jamie Kim (Yale) def. Natalie Block/Angel You, 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles
- Holly Fischer vs. Shyla Aggarwal (Yale), 6-1, 3-6, 2-1
- Orly Ogivly (Yale) def. Charlotte Owensby, 6-1, 6-2
- Stephani Yakoff vs. Mirabelle Brettkelly (Yale), 6-4, 5-1
- Erin Ha (Yale) def. Maxi Duncan, 6-1, 7-6 (7)
- Sany Gawande vs. Rebecca Lynn (Yale), 6-1, 6-6 (2-4)
- Ann Wright Guerry (Yale) def. Kate Kim, 6-2, 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 4,6
Next Up
The Crimson will return to action tomorrow morning beginning at 8:00 a.m. as it takes on eighth-seeded Cornell.
