HARVARD 5, IOWA 2

On Saturday, in its first contest of the weekend, the Crimson continued its four-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory over the University of Iowa at the UCF Tennis Complex in Orlando, Fla.

Harvard first notched the doubles point, winning two of three contests. Norton and Tachibana handled their doubles opponent, 8-3, while Morrill and Whelan fell to their foe, 8-6. With the doubles point on the line, Blosser and freshman Sylvia Li battled their opponent into a tiebreaker, eventually coming out victorious with a final score of 9-8 (8-6).

The Crimson then took four of the singles matches to seal the win. Tachibana beat the Hawkeyes’ Shelby Talcott, 6-2, 6-2, at the No. 2 court, while Gridley overcame her foe, 6-2, 5-7 (10-3) at the No. 3 position.

Harvard’s other two wins came from a 6-4, 6-4 bout by Blosser and a 6-3, 6-3 win by Morrill at the No. 5 and No. 6 spots, respectively.

Though Norton dropped her contest at the top position, 6-3, 6-2, and Whelan, playing No. 4, lost, 6-4, 6-4, the Crimson came out victorious.

“We really thought that our hard work from the week paid off,” Norton said. “The win was really a team effort, and I was really proud of our team that day.”

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