The matchup between Bajin and Stanford’s Alice Barnes at No. 4 pitted two players who were undefeated for the regular season. Barnes, ranked No. 11 nationally, took a close first set by 6-4 margin and rolled to a 6-0 win in the second set.

“The second set she really stopped missing and picked her game up,” Bajin said. “She was probably a little bit nervous and made some errors and then she just cut them down in the second set.”

Bergman, facing the nation’s No. 4 player Amber Liu, fell 6-2 in the first set despite being up a break early. Graham said Bergman attacked aggressively at first, but backed off, and Liu grabbed on.

In the second set, however, Bergman gained control and took a 4-3, 30-15 lead. But it proved no matter to the team result, because Wang’s 6-2, 6-3 defeat at No. 3 singles clinched the victory for Stanford.

“I felt like balls were flying on me and I was spraying balls and stuff, but then I settled down and was in control in the second set,” Bergman said. “I definitely felt like I would have won that set.”

Bergman is the one player whose season does not end today. She will stay in Florida to play in the 64-player NCAA individual draw, which begins on Monday.

Bajin’s loss left her with two defeats to close out her career, but she remains the only Harvard player to post an undefeated spring regular season, as far as anyone knows.

“I’m happy for her because she worked hard to rehab, not just for her sake, but to lead the team and set an example for everyone,” Graham said. “Her leadership is a big part of why we were successful this season.”

Graham said that this might be the best Harvard team ever given its record win total and its unprecedented success at the national level. With no juniors and only two seniors—Bajin and Liz Gass—on the roster, next year’s team has even greater potential.

“We’ll be more settled next time for [NCAAs], even more prepared,” Bergman said. “This gave us a taste of it. It’ll make us train harder and want it a little more.”

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