Going out in style.
That is how women's tennis and captain Vedica Jain finished up the season on Saturday, beating cross-town rival Boston University in stunning fashion, 5-1.
With the NCAA Championships beyond the Crimson's grasp, Saturday's B.U. match marked the end of its season.
"It was a great match," Jain said. "Everyone wanted to finish the season with a victory."
Crucial to the win, tight victories came for the Crimson at the top two positions.
In a squeaker, Jain beat Terrier senior Selin Nassi, 7-5, 7-5. In part, it was revenge for the Crimson captain, as Nassi had defeated Jain in each of their past two meetings. Nassi was also voted the America East conference's Most Outstanding Player last year.
After the win, the Beren Tennis Center crowd erupted in cheers and foot-stomping for the outgoing Crimson captain, a first-team All-Ivy selection last season.
"It was great to see the support of my teammates," Jain said of her last collegiate match.
At No. 2 singles, freshman Sanja Bajin defeated Terrier sophomore Christina Causway, 7-5, 6-2. Bajin was down 5-4 in the first set, but came back to win nine out of the next 11 games to close out the first set and dominate the second.
Junior Sanaz Ghazal, sophomore Fleur Broughton and freshman Lara Naqushbandi all continued the Harvard dominance by winning at Nos. 3, 5 and 6 singles, respectively.
While Ghazal and Naqushbandi both put their opponents away early in two sets, Broughton was taken to a third set by Terrier freshman Alana Marcu. After losing the first set, 6-3, Broughton came back to win the second set, 7-6, and then dominate in the third, 6-0.
The only loss came at No. 4 singles. B.U. junior Carrie Rose beat sophomore Jennie Timoney, 6-1, 6-3.
There were no doubles played in the match because of impending final exams for both teams.
Harvard finishes up the season tied for second in the Ivies with Penn at 5-2. Princeton captures the title with a perfect record of 7-0 and advances to the NCAA championship. Harvard was the defending Ivy champion.
The Crimson ends the season with a 12-11 overall record.
"We have a very young team," Jain said. "All in all, it was a very positive season."
Read more in Sports
Women's Track Takes Third At HepsRecommended Articles
-
W. Tennis Hobbled but ImpressivePROVIDENCE, R.I.--The women's tennis team had three injured players missing when it traveled to Rhode Island last weekend for the
-
W. Tennis Drops Two During Louisiana Road TripDespite battling through several close matches last weekend, the Harvard women's tennis team came up empty in dual matches during
-
W. Tennis Falls To North Carolina, VirginiaThe Harvard women's tennis team did not shy away from tough competition this weekend, traveling to Chapel Hill, N.C., to
-
W. Tennis Handles U.C. Santa Barbara Before Falling to the Nation's BestComing off a dominant win over Old Dominion in their last pre-spring match, the Harvard women's tennis team finally snapped
-
W. Tennis Opens Ivy Play With Convincing WinsThe Harvard women's tennis team made its Ivy League debut last weekend and emerged undefeated in its conference. Neither the
-
W. Tennis Splits on the WeekendThe Harvard women's tennis team split its southbound Ivy trip this weekend, falling 7-2 to Princeton on Friday before besting