Playing on the No. 1 court, Tachibana took the first, 7-5, while her opponent Nicole Bartnik, came back to win the second, 6-1. The final frame went into a tiebreaker with Bartnik finishing on top, 6-5 (5).

The deciding match came soon after Tachibana’s ended. On the No. 4 court, Blosser dropped her first set against the Lions’ Crystal Leung, 3-6, but rallied back to take the next two, 6-4, 6-3, giving the Crimson the match.

“Everybody played under pressure really well—especially Hideko and Natalie,” Gridley said. “Hideko staying on the court for Natalie’s whole match allowed Natalie to not feel a ton of pressure when the match came down to the two of them.”

HARVARD 6, CORNELL 1

Ivy play began on Friday when the Crimson outmatched the Big Red, bringing Harvard to 16-0 all-time against Cornell at home.

Unlike on Saturday, the Crimson began the afternoon by earning the doubles point.

Gridley and Jania teamed together to win, 8-6, at the No. 3 spot, while Norton and Morrill lost, 8-3, at the No. 2 position. Tachibana and Whelan took the tiebreaker in their match, 9-8 (5), on the No. 1 court to put Harvard ahead, 1-0, going into singles play.

The Crimson won five of the six singles matches, all in two sets.

Tachibana outplayed Sarah O’Neil at the No. 1 spot, 6-1, 6-0, while Norton also handled her foe, 6-1, 6-3, on the adjacent court.

At the No. 3 position, Jania handily won her first set, 6-1, but had to battle for the victory in the second, 7-6 (6).

Gridley and Morrill’s wins were also close at the No. 5 and No. 6 spots, respectively.

In extra games and a tiebreaker, Gridley beat Lauren Frazier, 7-6 (6), 7-5, and Morrill defeated Courtney Malinchak, 7-5, 7-5.

The Big Red’s only victory of the day came on the No. 4 court, when Sullivan beat Blosser, 6-1, 6-2.

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