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Women's Tennis Wins at Harvard, 6-1
April 14, 2007 | Women's Tennis
The Princeton women's tennis team completed a sweep of its trip to New England Saturday with a 6-1 victory against Harvard at the Murr Center. The Tigers improved to 11-7 overall and 3-2 in Ivy League play with the victory.
The Tigers came back from losing the doubles point to win every singles match, including three in straight sets.
After the Tigers got a point at No. 6 due to Harvard default, Princeton took the lead in the match when Blakely Ashley didn't lose a game in a win over Julia Forgie at No. 4. Darcy Robertson then defeated Elizabeth Brook at No. 3, and Princeton then clinched the match when Sarah Huah finished off Vilsa Curton, 6-2 and 6-1, at No. 5 singles.
Princeton then won third-set 10-point tiebreaks at Nos. 1 and 2 singles after splitting the first two sets in each match. The Tigers' usual 1-2 players switched spots on Saturday, with Ivana King playing at No. 1 and Melissa Saiontz moving to the No. 2 spot.
The Tigers will play at Columbia on Friday before hosting Cornell to end the regular season on Sunday afternoon.
Princeton 6, Harvard 1
Singles
Order of Finish: 6, 4, 3, 5, 2, 1
1. Ivana King (P) def. Lena Litvak (H), 7-5, 6-7, 1-0(7)
2. Melissa Saiontz (P) def. Preethi Mukundan (H), 7-5, 3-6, 1-0(11)
3. Darcy Robertson (P) def. Elizabeth Brook (H), 6-4, 6-2
4. Blakely Ashley (P) def. Julia Forgie (H), 6-0, 6-0
5. Sarah Huah (P) def. Vilsa Curton (H), 6-2, 6-1
6. Joanna Roth (P) won by default
Doubles
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
1. Litvak/Forgie (H) def. Ashley/King (P), 8-5
2. Mukundan/Brook (H) def. Huah/Robertson (P), 8-4
3. Roth/Kristen Scott (P) won by default