April 9, 2005
Columbia women's tennis suffered a tough loss, falling to No. 18 Harvard, 7-0, at the Dick Savitt Center. The Lions fall to 6-5 on the season, 0-3 in the Ivy League.
Columbia dropped the doubles point, falling in all three matches. Milena Kachar (Boca Raton, Fla.) and Angela Hendry (C-Ormond Beach, Fla.) lost at first doubles, 8-2. Kara Worsley (C-Winston-Salem, N.C.) and Miriam Rahali (C-Bellevue, Ky.) fought back from a 6-1 deficit to get to 7-4 before falling 8-4 against Courtney Bergman and Elsa O'Riain, both of whom are ranked in the top 100 in the nation.
In singles play, first-year Angela Hendry fought well against Elsa Durkin before falling at second singles. Classmate Marlena Hall (B-Plantation, Fla.) played well against the experienced Eva Wang, but lost in straight sets.
Harvard improved to 11-6 on the year, 2-0 in the Ivy League.
The Lions will look to rebound and pick up their first Ivy win of the season next weekend as they travel to Yale and Brown.
Harvard 7, Columbia 0
Doubles:
#1. Anderson/Durkin (H) def. Hendry/Kachar (Col), 8-2
#2. Bergman/O'Riain (H) def. Rahali/Worsley (Col), 8-4
#3. Lingman/Wang (H) def. Chao/Murphy (Col), 8-1
Singles
#1. Lingman (H) def. Kachar (Col), 6-3, 6-2
#2. Durkin (H) def. Hendry (Col), 6-4, 6-2
#3. Martine (H) def. Rahali (Col), 6-3, 6-0
#4. Anderson (H) def. Martinez (Col), 6-1, 6-3
#5. Munkundan (H) def. Condit (Col), 6-1, 6-1
#6. Wang (H) def. Hall (Col), 6-3, 6-3
