The No. 35 Harvard women’s tennis team soundly defeated crosstown rival Boston University on Saturday, coasting to an easy 6-1 victory.

Taking a breather after a tough weekend road trip and in anticipation of a difficult swing through North Carolina, the squad used a varied lineup which allowed for some of the higher-ranked athletes to rest and a few of the younger players to compete.

“I think we just had a weekend to stay home in between big weekends that allowed some girls to play who don’t usually get to,” captain Sanja Bajin said.

Courtney Bergman and Susanna Lingman played only doubles, while Alexis Martire and Bajin limited their play to singles action. As a result, singles players moved up two slots with freshman Alli Pillinger and sophomore Ashley Hyotte filling the fifth and sixth positions. Hyotte and freshman Lyly Cao Minh filled the vacant doubles slot.

Despite the jumbled lineup, little could slow the Crimson (5-1) down, as the squad trounced the Terriers (2-1) in eight of nine matches, losing only a tough match in a tiebreak after the result had already been decided.

Harvard began with a strong effort in doubles, capturing a point with a three-match sweep.

In the second position, No. 39 freshman Eva Wang and classmate Melissa Anderson brushed aside BU’s tandem of Aimee Charest and Laura Ahmes 8-1 in under an hour. The dominant performance set the stage for each of the matches to follow.

The No. 31 duo Bergman and Lingman followed suit, dispelling its opponents, Lindsey Dynof and Elena deMendoza, in the No. 1 position 8-3.

Hyotte and Cao Minh made their debuts count as the pair defeated Alana Marcu and Elisa Glas 8-3 in the third position to close out the doubles competition, completing the sweep.

Hyotte maintained her strong personal effort as she captured the first singles point of the day for the Crimson, rolling over Ahmes 6-1, 6-0.

Harvard continued to dominate in singles competition, with each of the Crimson’s top four players besting their opponents.

In the No. 1 position, No. 53 Martire found herself squaring off against a familiar foe. Facing her down across the net was Dynof, with whom she had gone to high school and played against on several occasions prior to Saturday’s meeting.

“I feel like it puts a little more pressure on you because you know each other’s game so well,” Martire said. “It’s easier to go in not knowing anything about each other’s games.”

Martire transcended the additional tension, however, defeating Dynof 6-3, 6-3.

At the second position, Wang started slowly, but gradually gained momentum to close out her match 6-3, 6-0.