With the No. 2 pair struggling, Harvard’s No. 1 and No. 3 doubles teams stepped up to earn the doubles point. The top duo of Bergman and sophomore Susanna Lingman cruised to an 8-3 win, while freshmen Wang and Anderson overcame an early 0-4 deficit to win 8-6 at No. 3. That victory was all the more impressive considering that the Arizona pair had gone 8-1 this season, drawing protest from much of the Pac-10, which believed them to be truly the Wildcats’ No. 2 tandem.

While Bajin’s injury hindered her against Arizona, it kept her out entirely against Oklahoma State. It was no matter, though, as the Crimson cruised through the first round.

Harvard swept the doubles point despite bumping Wang and Anderson to second doubles in Bajin’s absence.

In singles, Lingman, Wang and Anderson won first to seal the victory. With Anderson elevated to No. 5, freshman Alli Pillinger filled in at No. 6 and suffered Harvard’s only defeat of the day.

Graham admitted the Crimson’s home-court advantage over the weekend made a difference.

“Did it win the match for us? It probably made that little edge,” Graham said. “At home, sleeping in your own bed, the fans were great. It helped a lot.”

—Staff writer Sean W. Coughlin can be reached at coughl@fas.harvard.edu.

—Staff writer David R. De Remer can be reached at remer@fas.harvard.edu.