Also promising was the doubles pair of Gonzalez and Oosterhout; the duo won all three of its matches. Their 6-4 victory against Air Force junior Elizabeth Barnickel and Fumagatti was particularly nail-biting, and Milunovich emphasized how “mentally strong” Harvard’s tandem was throughout the game.

Not every match during the Classic was perfect, of course. The Crimson had a less than ideal record on Sunday against BC and the Blue Hens, going 4-5 in singles and 2-2 in doubles. While freshman Lia Kiam partnered with Gupta for a doubles win against Delaware, she dropped her singles match to Blue Hens freshman Sarah Whited, 1-6, 5-7. Milunovich fell to Sara Komer of Delaware, 4-6, 3-6. But Harvard isn’t too worried.

“The fall is all about seeing what we need to improve on and getting ready for the spring,” Friedel said. “As a whole, we can only take away positives from this weekend.”

Milunovich agreed, saying that the team is not yet looking ahead to what could be a second consecutive Ivy League title.

“Obviously, we’re excited, and we want to do it again,” she said, “[But] the goal is mostly to get a lot of individual match play in, to get experience, so that we peak in the spring.”