With two losses and only two games left in the season, the pursuit of the Ivy League title looked to be cut short.

Despite the long odds of taking the crown, the team still competed in tight matches, beating No. 45 Brown in the team’s next contest, 4-3, on a decisive doubles point.

“[The Brown match] didn’t really matter in the scheme of things because our record wasn’t good enough to win Ivy League, but it gave us a lot of confidence and showed us that we have the talent to compete with the higher level teams,” Rosekrans said.

The Crimson finished with a home contest against No. 56 Dartmouth. Harvard took the doubles point to open the contest, but only Cao and Tachibana won their singles matches at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, respectively. After the Big Green’s 4-3 victory over the Crimson, Harvard finished the season with a No. 64 ranking.

Though the team did not finish as well as it had hoped, three players were recognized for their individual play.

Cao, who is ranked No. 65 in the nation in singles play, was unanimously selected to the All-Ivy singles first team. She went 15-1 in dual matches this season, falling only to the Ivy League Player of the Year, Penn’s Connie Hsu.

Norton and Tachibana also received unanimous selections. The duo was named to the All-Ivy doubles first team after going 11-6 in dual matches and 6-1 in the Ancient Eight.

Tachibana was also named to the All-Ivy singles second team for her work at the No. 2 spot.

“We saw some growth as a team, especially in some individual players,” Norton said. “Next year we’ll just have to work harder and stay confident.”

—Staff writer Taryn I. Kurcz can be reached at tkurcz13@college.harvard.edu.