At number-two singles, freshman sensation Jamie Henikoff, playing the number 14th-ranked player in the country, fell in straight sets to Ann Hulbert.

Netwoman Jacki Farell, playing at number-three singles, dropped a 6-2, 6-2 decision to Katrina Crawford, while freshman Amy deLone fell in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2.

"Basically, we really want to win the match," Dragomirescu said, "but we couldn't pull it out. This has been a great year. We were really happy for Blando [Kristin Bland]. It says a lot that our number-one player won."

"We're looking forward to another great season next year," Dragomirescu added.

In the number-four singles match, Harvard Co-Captain Cyndy Austrian lost a close first set to Alison Fleming. Austrian started off fast, taking a 2-1 in the first set.

The two players traded game for game until the match was tied five-all. After each player neid serve, the set was sent into a tiebreaker.

At one point during the tiebreaker, Austrian and Fleming had a five-minute rally until Fleming charged the net. The ball barely skimmed the net and fell onto Austrian's side to win the tie-breaker for Fleming.

Fleming went on to capture a 6-1 decision in the second set.

Austrian still exits her Harvard career as a winner. The senior dropped only two individual Ivy matches during her four-year career. Harvard also won four Ivy championships and posted an incredible 28-0 mark in Ivy competition during her stint.

Doubles

If Harvard could have pulled out one more victory in singles, the squad would have forced the match into doubles. The Crimson has three doubles teams that have proven they can compete with just about any team in the country.

"We could have done a lot better," Dragomirescu said. "It was too bad that we didn't get to play doubles The match would have been a lot different."

In addition to playing in the team competition, Bland and Henikoff, the nation's 30th-ranked doubles team, are entered in the NCAA doubles championship. The duo has recorded an impressive 25-11 mark.

The season is over, and the Crimson can go back to studying. After garnering its sixth straight Ivy title and defeating some of the top teams in the country, Harvard can next look forward to better things next year as the netwomen lose only Austrian to graduation.

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