The main story was the surprising upset by theteam of Ghazal and Broughton over Skavronskaia andBroderick at the No. 1 position. The duo ofSkavronskaia and Broderick are ranked No. 35 inthe country, and figured to win without muchtrouble.
Ghazal and Broughton, however, fought thestrong Miami team for every point, keeping thematch even throughout. And when the Hurricanesforced a tiebreaker at 8-8, the Crimson duo didnot panic. Instead, playing with confidence andgreat poise they withstood Miami's superior powerto take the tiebreaker, 7-3 and the match, 9-8.
At No. 2 doubles, Jain and Magyera also gavethe Hurricanes a run for their money. Facing theteam of Bogomolova and Jimenez, Jain and Magyerajumped out to a 5-2 lead. Miami stormed back,however, winning six of the next seven games tosqueeze out an 8-6 victory.
Despite losing its seventh meet in nine tries,the Crimson remains confident.
Its poor record is more an indication of thehigh caliber of team that Harvard has beenplaying, than of the team's ability. Five of theNo. 66 Crimson's losses have come to teams rankedin the top 25.
With Ivy League matches still remaining andmost of the tougher meets out of the way, Harvardis looking forward to increased success and moreteam victories.
"We've been playing some really good teams,with very high rankings," Curto said. "Andalthough the overall team scores have not beengreat, we've played in some really close matches.So we are pretty confident as we move on to playour easier opponents, as well as our Ivy Leaguematches."