“It was definitely tough, but we both played a hard fought match,” Cortes said. “We were really glad that we could represent Harvard in a final match.”

Cortes defeated Kingshott in three games, 11-6, 11-7, and 11-8

This was not Kingshott’s first match against a fellow Crimson player that weekend. She also played teammate and senior June Tiong, beating her, 3-1, while on the path to consolation finals.

“It’s very exciting to see teammates playing in the finals of anything,” Mashruwala said. “It makes you feel proud because your teammates have gotten so far and worked hard all season. I think it was a very good match and I think both [Cortes and Kingshott] played extremely well today.”

Though Harvard dominated Yale last year, with the women’s team defeating the Bulldogs to win the Ivy League championship and both the men’s and women’s individual champions donning crimson uniforms, it seems now as though the tables have turned.

Not only is the new individual champion, Tomlinson, a member of the Yale team, but the Bulldog’s also earned the men’s and women’s Ivy League Championship titles earlier this year.

“[Yale] had a lot of strong players, clearly, as one of their players won individuals this year,” Mumanachit said. “But [Harvard] played really well and gave it their all and really showed the other schools that we’re tough out there.”

This tournament marked the last matches for Mashruwala and Tiong.

“My team has been unbelievable,” Mashruwala said. “They’ve been like my best friends here and leaving is just going to be very hard for me, but I’m very excited, and we had four really, really good seasons.”