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No. 22 W. Tennis Upset By Eagles, 5-2

San Francisco freshman Camille Pamart looked a little out of place. Sporting long black pants and a t-shirt, she hardly looked ready to take on Harvard co-captain Susanna Lingman at the No. 1 singles match.

And, as Lingman deftly dropped a shot just beyond her reach, Pamart could not help but crack a smile and clap her hands to her racket in admiration.

Yes, she might be a little out of place.

The No. 22 Harvard women’s tennis team (7-5) dominated San Francisco (8-6) at the Murr Center Saturday afternoon, easily cruising to a 7-0 win.

The game started with the Crimson sweeping all three pairs matches to earn the doubles point.

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The dismantling of the Dons continued in singles play when all six members of the Harvard squad took apart their opposition, winning in straight sets. The Crimson was so dominant that, of all six singles matches, only San Francisco’s Anna Skogerboe was able to win more than two games in any particular set, playing at No. 5.

Regardless, Harvard freshman Preethi Mukundan downplayed the total domination as solid effort.

“I played very well, as did the whole team,” Mukundan said. “We played with confidence out there.”

The Crimson has been on a streak of sorts, having won four of its last five matches coming into its matchup with the Dons.

The only scary moment of the competition came midway through the singles matches when Mukundan was injured on a seemingly innocent play. After returning an offer from rival Gabrielle Ruiz, Mukundan went down to the floor awkwardly.

She was attended to by the trainers and resumed her match after a brief timeout. If she was suffering from any effects of her injury, it was hard to discern, as she won out her remaining games of the match.

“I sprained my ankle, but I was able to play through it with success,” Mukundan said.

BOSTON COLLEGE 5, HARVARD 2

After entertaining the Dons on its home court, the Crimson (7-6) set across the city for a matinee against No. 66 Boston College.

The affair would turn out to be a long one, culminating in a 5-2 loss to the Eagles (7-5) well over six hours after matches first got underway.

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