WACO, TX – Harvard women's tennis fell to the Baylor Bears, 7-0, in its season opener this afternoon in Texas.

The Crimson battled in doubles, nearly stealing the point to open the match.  Holly Fischer and Charlotte Owensby collected the sole Harvard victory of the day, defeating Sierra Berry and Wenfei Yu (Baylor) at the No. 3 position, 6-2.  Natalie Block and Maxi Duncan pressured at the No. 2 spot but ultimately fell, 6-4, to give the Bears the doubles point. 

While up 1-0 in the match, Baylor continued its momentum into singles, collecting wins down the line.  Despite falling at the No. 6 spot, Natalie Block forced the No. 118 nationally ranked singles player to a tiebreaker in the second set as she looked to grab a point for the Crimson. 

Results

Harvard – 0, Baylor – 7
Doubles

1. No. 13 Liubov Kostenko/Cristina Tiglea (Baylor) def. Kavya Karra/Anna-Raphaëlle Serghi (Harvard), 6-1
2. Na Dong/Kennedy Gibbs (Baylor) def. Natalie Block/Maxi Duncan (Harvard), 6-4
3. Holly Fischer/Charlotte Owensby (Harvard) def. Sierra Berry/Wenfei Yu (Baylor), 6-2

Order of finish: 3, 1, 2

Singles

1. Cristina Tiglea (Baylor) def. Holly Fischer (Harvard), 6-4, 6-4
2. Liubov Kostenko (Ba7lor) def. Charlotte Owensby (Harvard), 6-2, 6-3
3. Zuzanna Kubacha (Baylor) def. Maxi Duncan (Harvard), 6-2, 6-0
4. No. 76 Na Dong (Baylor) def. Kate Kim (Harvard), 6-0, 6-3
5. Kennedy Gibbs (Baylor) def. Kavya Karra (Harvard), 6-4, 6-2
6. No. 118 Wenfei Yu (Baylor) def. Natalie Block (Harvard), 6-0, 7-6 (3)

Order of finish: 3, 4, 2, 5, 1, 6

Next Up

Harvard will remain on the road next weekend as it travels to Athens, GA for the ITA Kickoff Weekend.  The Crimson will face a familiar foe in the open round as it takes on Princeton on Saturday, January 25 at 11:00 a.m. ET.