CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Dartmouth women's tennis opened Ivy League play on the road on Saturday, falling to Harvard by a score of 4-0 at the Beren Tennis Center.
The Big Green dipped to 3-12 overall and are 0-1 in conference action, while the Crimson improved to 13-5 and 1-0.
A pair of 6-3 victories at the No. 1 and 2 doubles positions gave Harvard an early lead. Playing on court three, freshman
Nina Paripovic and senior
Allison Chuang were tied with Annika Bassey and Anna Li, 4-4, when the point was won.
Crimson victories at the No. 1, 6 and 4 singles spots gave the win to the home team. Three of the Green's matches went unfinished. Playing at the No. 5 spot, junior
Chuyang Guan dropped her first set to Rachel Eason, 6-1, before taking the second by a score of 6-2.
Next weekend, Dartmouth will host Princeton and Penn.
1) Oosterhout/Gonzalez (Harvard) def. Chiu/Conard (Dartmouth), 6-3
2) Friedel/Lin (Harvard) def. Peng/Lyn (Dartmouth), 6-3
3) Bassey/Li (Harvard) vs. Paripovic/Chuang (Dartmouth), 4-4, DNF
1) Oosterhout (Harvard) def. Lyn (Dartmouth), 6-0, 6-1
2) Friedel (Harvard) vs. Chiu (Dartmouth), 6-3, 1-4, DNF
3) Lim (Harvard) vs. Paripovic (Dartmouth), 6-2, 3-3, DNF
4) Gonzalez (Harvard) def. Peng (Dartmouth), 7-5, 6-2
5) Eason (Harvard) vs. Guan (Dartmouth), 1-6, 6-2, DNF
6) Lu (Harvard) def. McCann (Dartmouth), 6-1, 6-0