Women’s tennis drops BU, 5-2

Monday, March 4, 2013 - 16:20 in Mathematics & Economics

After dropping the doubles point, the Harvard women’s tennis team won five of the six singles matches to knock off crosstown rival Boston University, 5-2, on Friday at the Murr Center. The Crimson earned the five wins in impressive fashion, taking each match in just two sets. In doubles play, Harvard jumped out to an early advantage, as Amanda Lin and Sylvia Li topped Vivien Laszloffy and Sami Lieb, 8-4, at No. 2. But BU earned an 8-5 win at No. 3 and an 8-6 triumph at No. 1 to take the point and a 1-0 lead. It would not last long, as the Crimson cruised through the singles matches. Amy He lost just one game, defeating Lieb, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 2 to even up the match. Hannah Morrill followed suit at No. 5 with a 6-1, 6-1, decision over Kim McCallum. With momentum in its favor, Harvard continued to roll. Hideko Tachibana...

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