No one on Harvard, riding an Ivy League win streak that dates back to the 2002 season, expected to run in to too much trouble against Brown (9-11, 1-5), which had lost seven of its last eight matches. But then again, no one expected it to be this easy either.

The Crimson (12-9, 5-0) swept every match in its 7-0 trouncing of the Bears on Friday at the Murr Center. In fact, the Harvard women won every set.

“We knew we were a better team than Brown,” Bergman said. “We just wanted to make it short and sweet...to take care of business and get out of there.”

The Crimson grabbed its first point by taking all three doubles matches. Bergman and Lingman, who form the No. 23 duo in the nation, started the day off right with an expeditious 8-3 victory over Alex Arlak and Kerry Meath.

“I love playing doubles with Susanna, and I think we’re a pretty talented team.” Bergman said. “We’ve been playing together since freshman year, so we’re pretty comfortable together.”

The pairing of sophomores Eva Wang and Melissa Anderson went on to defeat Michelle Pautler and Victoria Beck 8-4 to clinch the point. In No. 3 doubles, freshmen Preethi Mukandan and Cindy Chu finished off Amanda Saiontz and Daisey Ames 8-5.

In singles action, Wang and Bergman led the way, each recording dominating 6-1, 6-1 wins. Wang wasted no time in putting up Harvard’s second point, dispatching Beck in under 55 minutes. Bergman’s match lasted only an hour.

Anderson gave the Crimson a clinching fourth point with her 6-3, 6-1 win over Paulter in No. 5 singles. Chu made it a five-point margin with a 6-4, 6-2 victory.

Ranked 109th in the Nation, Lingman struggled a bit in the second set, going down 2-1 before storming back to win five straight games for the 6-4, 6-2 win. Lingman was playing in only her second match of the month.

Mukandan was the last to finish, playing in what was probably the most contentious match of the day. Still, she won with relative ease, 6-1, 6-2.