The Harvard women's tennis team did not need the luck of the Irish last Friday, effortlessly routing Old Dominion 8-1 at the Murr Center to close out its pre-spring break schedule.

Home court has been a harbinger of victory as Harvard now won two of its first three matches at home, taking a pair of wins over Minnesota so far this spring. In contrast, Harvard has dropped all four road contests.

Avenging the setback to No. 11 Ole Miss last Tuesday, the only defeat that the No. 53 Crimson has suffered at home this season, Harvard (2-5, 0-0 Ivy) halted a dismal five-match losing streak by handing Old Dominion (4-6) its second straight loss.

"It's definitely a confidence booster," captain Vedica Jain said. "Especially since we beat them 8-1. I think the score tells a lot as well."

The Crimson swept the doubles competition, and picked up wins in five of its six singles matches despite having two of its starters--junior Sanaz Ghazal and sophomore Andrea Magyera--sidelined for health reasons. Ghazal's injury limited her to doubles play only.

The last four players on the roster jump two slots to fill in the holes without a hitch. Freshman Sanja Bajin battled rookie counterpart Ana Radeljevic at the top seed and knocked her out in straight sets. Bajin easily stole the first set 6-2 and had to earn the second with a 7-5 win.

Bajin, who grabbed one of the two Crimson victories versus Ole Miss, had no trouble despite Radeljevic's impressive record. Radeljevic entered the weekend with a 7-2 record, and has gone 5-2 this spring in the top slot.

"The freshman are awesome," Jain said. "It's difficult being the youngest on the team, but they're doing an excellent job handing the pressure."