“Yale’s a tough team filled with pretty good team-players,” Cao said. “Even though we lost this one, every single match was close, and we hope that next time we can come away with the win.”

Despite an 8-2 win on the No. 3 court by freshman Hannah Morrill and Rosekrans, the Bulldogs took an early lead in the match by capturing the doubles point with wins on the No. 1 and No. 2 courts.

Cao gave some hope to the Crimson with a win on the No. 1 court, 7-6, 6-0, yet this would turn out to be Harvard’s only point of the match. Cao remained undefeated in singles play this season, boasting a 6-0 individual record.

“Holly is obviously a very valuable asset to our team,” Tachibana said. “We can always count on her to do a great job.” Tachibana and Blosser suffered three-set losses on the No. 2 and No. 4 courts, respectively, while Norton, Rosekrans, and Gridley fell narrowly in straight sets on the No. 3, 5, and 6 courts.

“Yale is always a personal battle,” Tachibana said. “We had a good opportunity to see what they have, and we know what we have to do next time.”

BROWN 4, HARVARD 1

Playing for third-place on Sunday, the Crimson suffered a defeat to Brown (4-5), landing it in a fourth-place tournament finish.

“We were confident that we were playing well, but fatigue hurt us, and Brown got the upper hand,” Cao said.

Harvard started off strong by claiming the doubles point and the early lead with Tachibana and Norton earning a win on the No. 1 court, 8-6, and Cao and Blosser dominating in the No. 2 position, defeating their opponents, 8-4.

But the Crimson squad was unable to maintain its momentum and lost its first four completed singles matches in straight sets on the No. 3-6 courts.

Cao was leading her match in the No. 1 position, and Tachibana had split her first two sets when the matches were abandoned due to time constraints.

“Overall, it was a pretty good weekend for us in terms of just getting more match play and seeing how the rest of the Ivies are playing right now,” Cao said.

After defeating Harvard in the semifinals, Yale went on to defeat No. 36 Princeton in a close 4-3 win to secure its third straight ECAC title.

—Staff writer Stephanie E. Herwatt can be reached at sherwatt@college.harvard.edu.