Dartmouth's second singles point came in Caroline Bashleben's victory over junior Roxanna Curto, 6-1, 6-1in the No. 5 slot.

In the decisive doubles round, the excitement in the Murr Center was palpable as the Crimson pairs seemed to be racing each other to clinch the title.

"We were so fired up," Jain said. "Andrea [Magyera] and I wanted to be the ones who won it. We knew we needed one more."

Despite this intensity and determination, the first pair faced a formidable opponent in Dartmouth's due of Dirksen and Taff. After jumping out to a 7-4 lead in the race to eight games, Jain and Magyera were unable to put away a 40-0 match point.

Two courts away, the Harvard pairing of McGinty and junior Kristin Flink, filling in for Curto, who suffered a sprained ankle in her singles match, steadily worked toward the clinching victory. Coming back from an early deficit, Flink and McGinty served and volleyed their way to an 8-5 win to seal the title.

As if bolstered by their teammate's victory, Jain and Magyera broke serve in a tense deuce battle to win 8-5 as well.

"We knew we had to close it out," Jain said. "We knew we had to fight to get that last point."

"Dirksen is even tougher in doubles," Magyera said. "But we were ready. We faced tough competition earlier in the season, and it paid off here."