LONG BEACH, Calif. – Harvard women's tennis improves to an eight-match win streak with a 4-1 victory over Long Beach State.

How it Happened 

To open the match the Beach were able to best the Crimson in doubles action by grabbing victories at the No. 1 and 2 positions.
 
Moving into singles play, Charlotte Owensby allowed the Crimson to tie the score with a dominant victory at the No. 4 spot. Facing Doga Akyurek, Owensby dropped the least number of games of any Crimson player by winning in straight sets, 6-4, 6-0. 
 
Sany Gawande was able to complete a 2-0 win in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1, in her first appearance at the No. 6 spot to move the Crimson into the lead.
 
Holly Fischer was able to bring the Crimson within one point of clinching after winning by default.
 
Finally, in a back-and-forth contest, Maxi Duncan defeated Long Beach State's Peppi Ramstedt. Duncan was resilient, taking the first set with ease before closing out the match in the third with a 6-3 decision. 

Harvard Highlights

• The Crimson improved to an eight-match win streak, the longest of the season.
• Sany Gawande played, and won, at the No. 6 spot for the first time.
• Holly Fischer improves to 6-2 at the No. 1 position with her win today.
• Charlotte Owensby also grabbed a win from a new position today, opening at the No. 4 spot.
• Maxi Duncan remains undefeated at the No. 3 spot, improving her record to 4-0.
• Picking up her first win of the weekend, Natalie Block remains undefeated in the No. 6 position. 
• Harvard now leads the all-time series with Long Beach State, 6-3.

Results

Harvard – 4, Long Beach State – 1
Doubles

1. Rhona Cook/Peppi Ramstedt (Long Beach) def. Stephanie Yakoff/Holly Fischer, 6-3
2. Doga Akyurek/Hana Becirovic Novak (Long Beach) def. Angel You/Iveta Daujotaite, 6-2
3. Natalie Block/Sany Gawande vs. Mathilde Tranberg/Paulina Franco (Long Beach), 5-3 DNF

Order of finish: 2, 1
 
Singles

1. Holly Fischer def. Rhona Cook (Long Beach), 4-6, 4-1 inj.
2. Stephanie Yakoff vs. Justine Dondonay (Long Beach), 5-7, 6-3, 1-1 DNF
3. Maxi Duncan def. Peppi Ramstedt (Long Beach), 6-0, 6-7 (5), 6-3
4. Charlotte Owensby def. Doga Akyurek (Long Beach), 6-4, 6-0
5. Kate Kim vs. Sarah Medik (Long Beach), 7-6 (4), 5-5 DNF
6. Sany Gawande def. Hana Becirovic Novak (Long Beach), 6-4, 6-1

Order of finish: 4, 6, 1, 3

Next Up

The Crimson will play at LMU in Los Angeles on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. EST to close out its three-match trip out west.