The Crimson faced off against Syracuse in the quarterfinals, easily defeating the Orangemen 6-3.
Syracuse, seeded No. 6 in the competition, started strongly against Harvard. The Orangemen's Shareen Lai defeated Jain at No.1 singles in three sets.
Harvard overcame the one-point deficit by winning the next four matches. Bajin, Jerath, Magyera, and Ghazal all easily defeated their opponents, bringing the Crimson tally to 4-1.
Broughton was unable to notch the fifth point for Harvard, as Syracuse's Katie Thompson defeated her.
The Orangemen stole their third and final point in No. 1 doubles, as
Anna Khvalina and Lai defeated Magyera and Bajin. But the Crimson rebounded, taking the final two matches. Jain and Ghazal took No. 2 doubles, and Sarah McGinty and Broughton rounded out the match with a victory in No. 3 doubles.
"Syracuse was a good, solid match," Ghazal said. "They were great competition, but we stuck to our game plan. There were a couple of close matches and we fought hard."
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