"I got to the point where I was afraid to hit the ball because I was afraid to make a mistake," Elmuts said. "I was literally frozen."
Though known for her aggressiveness at the net, Elmuts did not challenge her opponent consistently throughout the game.
"Erika usually does attack the net more," Graham said. "[Okins-Nguyen] would get to the net before Erika [and take] some of the attacking advantage."
"Erika [has] a very powerful net game," junior Co-Captain Rachel Pollock said. "I think part of the problem in that match was that she lost some of her confidence in that ability."
Elmuts said she was frustrated with the way she played in the final match.
"Immediately after the match I was so angry at myself, which looking back on it now seems pretty stupid," Elmuts said. "I know I could have won the match."
Other Matches
Sophomore Samantha Ettus won her opening round match in the tournament (6-3, 6-2), but collapsed in the second, losing 6-4, 6-1 to George Washington's Lisa Shafaran.
The doubles team of Ettus and Pollock also lost in the second round. Yale's number-one team of Kuragami and Audri Delaney defeated the Harvard duo, 6-2, 6-4.