CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The No. 4 Bulldogs fell to top-ranked Harvard by a score of 7-2 this afternoon in Cambridge. Yale is now 6-3 on the season and No. 3 in the Ivy League behind only Harvard and Princeton.
The Elis put forth a valiant effort against a deep Harvard squad.
No. 2 Elisabeth Ross and
No. 3 Christy Lau fought back and forth in four-game matches, before eventually falling to their Harvard counterparts.
No. 6 Brianna Jefferson and
No. 7 Aishwarya Bhattacharya notched impressive wins for the Bulldogs, with Jefferson defeating her opponent in a tight, four-game match and Bhattacharya sweeping hers by a score of 11-6, 11-2, 11-3.
On Wednesday, Feb. 9, the Elis will travel to Hartford for their final regular season match against No. 2 Trinity.
RESULTS AT HARVARD:
- Hana Moataz (HARVARD) def. Sneha Sivakumar (YALE), 13-11, 11-4, 11-6
- Marina Stefanoni (HARVARD) def. Elisabeth Ross (YALE), 11-2, 9-11, 11-5, 11-2
- Habeeba Eldefrawy (HARVARD) def. Christy Lau (YALE), 7-11, 11-1, 11-9, 11-5
- Serena Daniel (HARVARD) def. Gigi Yeung (YALE), 11-4, 11-8, 11-6
- Evie Coxon (HARVARD) def. Meghna Sreedhar (YALE), 11-4, 11-8, 11-7
- Brianna Jefferson (YALE) def. Charlotte Orcutt (HARVARD), 11-6, 8-11, 13-11, 11-5
- Aishwarya Bhattacharya (YALE) def. Amira Singh (HARVARD), 11-6, 11-2, 11-3
- Brecon Welch (HARVARD) def. Lindsay Westerfield (YALE), 11-9, 11-9, 11-4
- Binney Huffman (HARVARD) def. Nina Mital (YALE), 11-1, 11-8, 11-8
