“There’s always that back-and-forth, game-for-game situation,” Lee said. “That’s just always how Ivies is. The games are all really important. We’ve had good practice for that from our previous matches and it’s just a matter right now of trusting what we’ve been doing and believing in our practices.”

The Crimson got strong play from its top players against the Bears. Three of its top four players picked up victories with Oosterhout and Lee leading the way at first and second singles. After having her way with senior Dayna Lord early on, Oosterhout needed a tiebreaker in the second set to secure the straight set win. After sitting out doubles action for the first time this spring, Lu took care of business at the No. 4 singles spot. The Laurel, Md., native topped Brown freshman Devon Jack, 6-2, 6-4.

Lee ended up securing the clincher for the Crimson on Friday, a fitting result for the team’s lone senior who entered the match riding an eight-match singles win streak. The West Windsor, N.J., native was consistent in her takedown of the Bears’ Alyza Benotto, edging the junior, 6-4, 6-4.

“We all got really good starts in singles,” Lee said. “We knew that Brown was going to put up a good fight so we were just trying to step on the gas and keep the pressure on.”

Milunovich dropped her second consecutive match at No. 3, falling to Brown junior Maddie Stearns. Ringblom and the Bears’ Katie Ta played the day’s only three-set match, with the Harvard junior ultimately falling 10-7 in the third. Gonzalez ended up on the wrong end in each of her two back-and-forth sets against Brown sophomore Taylor Cosme.

“I’m really proud of the way our gang fought against Brown,” Green said. “Brown has some really solid doubles and we were excited to see all of our hard work. We came out fairly strong and really took it to them. I was really proud of the way we competed overall.”

—Staff writer Stephen J. Gleason can be reached at stephen.gleason@thecrimson.com.