"Our coach, Satinder Bajwa, did a great job of keeping us focused," Barry said. "It's a long trip for one match, but the team enjoyed being together."
Harvard Women 8, Cornell 1
Louise Hall dropped a hard-fought dual, 3-2, to Cornell's Olga Puigdemont-Sola, who was playing in her first collegiate match since returning from the world championships.
Harvard's Ella Witcher went to five games with Kellen Heckscher, but triumphed 9-1 in the deciding fifth game to win the only other close match of the day.
No. 4 Colby Hall dropped her first game, but went on to capture the remaining three in convincing fashion.
No. 2 Margaret Elias and the rest of the lineup--Virginia Brown, Ashley Harmeling, Katie Gregory, Kristen Madhwa and Ellie Shields--scored 3-0 victories.
With no official matches or tournaments scheduled until January, Bajwa has arranged an exhibition match this Tuesday evening with the University of Cape Town.
A trip to South Africa would indeed be more intriguing than this past weekend's trip to Ithaca, but at least for this year, Harvard will play host to Cape Town.