The Crimson set the tempo of play for the afternoon by securing the doubles point.

After losing at No. 3 doubles, Harvard picked up a win on the second court, where Norton and Tachibana defeated Misia Krasowski and Julie Flazner, 8-2. All eyes then shifted to the top court, where Rosekrans and Cao edged out Bianca Aboubakare and Cassandra Herzberg, 8-6, to clinch the point.

“Doubles was even better than usual,” Crimson sophomore Sam Gridley said. “We saw a lot of energy from our first through our third doubles. Our No. 2 doubles are always on fire, and our first were really clutch today.”

In singles, Cao consistently dictated play from the baseline, handily defeating Aboubakare, 6-2, 6-1, and improving to 8-0 at home this season. At No. 4, Rosekrans was challenged in the first set against Flazner, but came out on top, 6-4. She pulled out a more decisive 6-2 victory in the second set to give Harvard its second singles point.

No. 3 singles witnessed perhaps the most visible turnaround of the entire match. Norton and Krasowski repeatedly exchanged points in a tight 7-5 first set, which ended in Norton’s favor. But the second set was far more one-sided, as Norton powered back to sweep her opponent, 6-0, handing the overall match to the Crimson.

“Kristin’s been competing really well,” Gridley said. “The girl she [played was] deceptively good. Kristin [was] running on the court a lot faster and just getting to balls.”

At No. 5, Sibilski fell to Marisa Schonfeld, 7-6 (2), 6-2. Freshman Alexandra Lehman and Tachibana dropped their singles matches at No. 2 and No. 6, respectively.