CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's tennis (9-8, 1-0 Ivy) won its Ivy opener over Dartmouth (7-9, 0-1 Ivy) this afternoon, battling to a 4-3 decision.

Rachel Arbitman and Angel You continued their doubles domination, improving to 6-1 on the season with a 6-4 win at court three. However, Harvard dropped the doubles point with losses at the top two courts.

The Crimson rallied, securing four singles victories to steal the match and collect their first conference win of the season. Stephanie Yakoff looked strong at court two, defeating Michela Moore (Dartmouth) in straight sets (6-3, 6-2).

Harvard then won each match in the second half of the lineup, beginning with Maxi Duncan at the No. 4 spot, defeating her opponent with identical 6-3 sets.

Kavya Karra followed with Harvard's third straight-set victory of the day, defeating Brooke Hess (Dartmouth), 6-4, 6-2, at court five.

Natalie Block ultimately clinched the match in a three-set thriller at the No. 6 position. The sophomore began with a 6-4 opening-set win before narrowly falling in a tiebreaker in the second. Block regrouped and secured another 6-4 set to seal Harvard's win over the Big Green.

Results

Doubles

1. Peyton Capuano/Michela Moore (Dartmouth) def. Holly Fischer/Stephanie Yakoff (Harvard), 7-6

2. Elizabeth Fahrmeier/Elise Wong (Dartmouth) def. Natalie Block/Maxi Duncan (Harvard), 7-6

3. Rachel Arbitman/Angel You (Harvard) def. Brooke Hess/Sam Grosjean (Dartmouth), 6-4

Singles

1. Peyton Capuano (Dartmouth) def. Holly Fischer (Harvard), 6-2, 6-3

2. Stephanie Yakoff (Harvard) def. Michela Moore (Dartmouth), 6-3, 6-2

3. Lauren Han (Dartmouth) def. Kate Kim (Harvard), 6-3, 3-6, 6-2

4. Maxi Duncan (Harvard) def. Caroline Lemcke (Dartmouth), 6-3, 6-3

5. Kavya Karra (Harvard) def. Brooke Hess (Dartmouth), 6-4, 6-2

6. Natalie Block (Harvard) def. Valentina Cruz (Dartmouth), 6-4, 6-7, 6-4

Next Up

The Crimson will remain at home next weekend to face Princeton (Apr. 5) and Penn (Apr. 6) in their first back-to-back matches of the season.