Clearly, the training worked for Mashruwala—in her match in the No. 2 position, the 13th-ranked senior dropped only two points against Bobcat Maura Neal, snagging the win, 11-0, 11-1, 11-1.

The rest of the team also put up strong numbers in the win over Bates.

In her first match of the 2010-2011 season, senior Alexandra Zindman blanked sophomore Liza Dorison at No. 9, 11-4, 11-3, 11-5.

Sophomore No. 42 Sarah Mumanachit, senior No. 9 June Tiong, and junior No. 37 Cece Cortes added three more tallies in the wins column at spots 4, 5, and 6, respectively.

Rounding out the results, senior No. 29 Bethan Williams nabbed a 3-0 victory in the No. 7 position, and sophomore No. 51 Vidya Rajan did the same at the No. 8 spot.

The 9-0 win was very encouraging, then, for a squad looking at an extremely competitive lineup in the coming weeks.

“The team went into the match really excited about getting the second half of the season started,” Mashruwala said. “It felt good to go in there and play well.”

Harvard’s next match will be the biggest test yet of the crew’s abilities: No. 3 Trinity visits the Barnaby Courts on Jan. 26.

The Bantams roster boasts a number of talented athletes, including No. 2 Pamela Hathway, who faced Gemmell last season in finals of the CSA individual championship.

“We’re going to keep training and not take the matches easy,” Guruge said.

—Staff writer Molly E. Kelly can be reached at mkelly@college.harvard.edu.