Unfortunately, Helal simply proved too commanding for Hall, defeating her 3-9, 9-1, 9-1, 9-3 to secure the Howe Cup for Trinity
Word of the Bantams’ victory reached intercollegiate No. 12 Wing after she took the first game of her match against Lewins, 9-7. Losing focus, Wing dropped the next game, 10-8.
However, Wing immediately channeled her anger and did not concede another point in winning the rubber game.
“It doesn’t say much about you as a team or as a player if you don’t show them how close it really was,” Wing said.
Immediately after the awards ceremony, Bajwa was already focused on the Crimson’s match Wednesday night at Yale that will determine the Ivy League champion.
“Someone had to be the losers and it’s us, but we could have easily been the winners,” Bajwa said. “These girls are very resilient. They can come back. They’ve got the Ivy title to play for.”
Wednesday night will also mark the last team match for Crimson seniors Elias, Wing, and Colby Hall.
“They are the most amazing group of seniors ever,” Louisa Hall said. “Of course I love my sister, but the other two are like other older sisters to me.”
The Elis defeat Princeton in last weekend’s consolation final, but, judging by the Crimson’s victory on Saturday, Harvard’s elder stateswomen stand a good chance to go out on a winning note.