ITHACA, N.Y. — Freshman Valerie Ho forced a third set in her collegiate debut at the No. 1 spot in singles, and classmates Maria Adiaconitei and Sarah Campbell were ahead in their doubles match before Harvard secured a 4-0 women's tennis victory over Cornell on Saturday afternoon at Reis Tennis Center.
 
Reunited at No. 2 doubles this week, Adiaconitei and Campbell were up 5-1 in their match, but the tandem never got a chance to close it out. Harvard (17-6, 5-1 Ivy League) won the other two doubles matches by identical 6-2 scores to take a 1-0 lead.
 
In singles, freshman Katherine Nguyen was the only competitor from Cornell (6-15, 0-6 Ivy League) to win a first set. Competing at No. 3, she was also ahead in the second set as her match was halted. Ho won her second set at No. 1 and was down a break in the third, but the Crimson locked up the match with wins from 4, 5 and 6.
 
Cornell concludes its season with a noon Sunday match against Dartmouth at Reis Tennis Center. The match is open to the public and free to attend.
 

HARVARD 4, CORNELL 0

At Reis Tennis Center; Ithaca, N.Y.
Singles
1. Valerie Ho (C) vs. Erica Oosterhout, DNF
2. Mariko Iinuma (C) vs. Jenna Friedel, DNF
3. Katherine Nguyen (C) vs. Rachel Lim, DNF
4. Natasha Gonzalez (H) def. Maria Adiaconitei, 6-1, 6-2
5. Irene Lu (H) def. Sarah Campbell, 6-1, 7-5
6. Lexi Milunovich (H) def. Khary Pryce, 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
1. Gonzalez/Oosterhout (H) def. Ho/Nguyen, 6-2
2. Adiaconitei/Campbell (C) vs. Friedel/Lim, DNF
3. Annika Bassey/Anna Li (H) def. Iinuma/Pryce, 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3), Singles (6,4,5)