“It is definitely a huge confidence boost going into the rest of the Ivies,” Cao said. “Every match will be difficult, and we have to take it one match at a time, but we’re definitely up for the challenge.”

“Anything can happen on any given day. Our team has been really coming together and fighting for each match, one at a time,” Green added.

HARVARD 7, CORNELL 0

On Friday, the Crimson took on the Big Red and won every match with relative ease.

The No. 2 doubles team of Cao and Morrill obtained the first victory for Harvard, beating its Cornell counterparts, sophomore Christine Ordway and freshman Ryann Young, 8-4.

Shortly after, the No. 1 tandem of Tachibana and Norton earned another victory for the Crimson along with the doubles point by defeating freshmen sisters Kelly and Shannon Comolli, 8-5.

With the doubles point clinched, Harvard’s No. 3 team of Rosekrans and Blosser added salt to the wound with an 8-4 victory over seniors Ruxandra Dumitrescu and Sinziana Chis.

“We have been focusing on our doubles play, getting used to our partners, and coming up with different strategies,” Cao said. “It was pretty successful considering that we won all of our doubles matches.”

In singles play, Cao played the Big Red’s Ordway again, demonstrating her consistency with a 6-0, 6-3 win.

The Crimson also notched straight-set victories from Morrill, Tachibana, Gridley, and Norton, in that order, securing Harvard’s victory over Cornell.

Blosser, the lone Crimson player left on the court, edged out her opponent, Kelly Comolli, 7-5, in the first set. In the second set, Blosser was down, 2-1, before Comolli retired, allowing Harvard to blank the Big Red.

“We were pretty rusty, but the rust wore off quickly,” Green said. “And we started playing good Harvard tennis in no time. We just played one match at a time.”