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W. Tennis Opens Ivy Play With Convincing Wins

Ghazal rounded out the singles action in the second seeded slot in yet another key match-up. Facing Ngozi Amobi, Ghazal dropped the first set, 6-4, but dominated the second, 6-2. Ghazal needed a tiebreaker to finish Amobi, 7-2, in the final set.

Retreating from the gale-like winds, Harvard completed the doubles matches inside the Murr Center.

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Bajin avenged her singles loss, as she and Ghazal teamed up for the top doubles slot. The tandem secured the Crimson's overall victory with an exciting 8-3 win over Wright and Alex Del Prete.

No. 2 and No. 3 doubles also brought home the gold for the Crimson, as both pairs defeated their opponents, 8-6. Captain Vedica Jain and sophomore Andrea Magyera downed Hurley and Del Prete, while Broughton and McGinty retired Sendrow and Nicole Chiu.

"Cornell made us fight, but we were all about business [Saturday]," Ghazal said. "We were focused on finding a way to win under the conditions. We definitely made a statement, especially in the doubles."

The previous afternoon was even more spectacular for Harvard, as it posted a 9-0 shutout over Columbia to secure its first Ivy League win and to christen the recently finished Robert M. Berens Center.

Broughton, in the fifth-seeded spot, posted the first win on the Berens Court, effortlessly downing the Lions' Shelly Mittal, 6-4, 6-2 in straight sets.

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