PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's tennis team picked up a big win on Sunday afternoon at the Hamlin Tennis Center. The Red and Blue defeated #72 Harvard, 4-1. Penn improved to 4-1 in Ivy play and 14-8 overall in 2022. The Quakers handed the Crimson their second-straight loss following a 4-1 loss at #50 Princeton on Saturday. Penn has now won four straight Ivy League matches.

Penn took the early lead winning the doubles point as Amanda Chan and Katerina Vinnik earned a 6-2 win on court three. Marija Curnic and Iuliia Bryzgalova clinched the doubles point for Penn with a 6-4 win on court one.
 
Sabine Rutlauka put Penn up 2-0 as she defeated her opponent 6-1 and 6-0. Gavriella Smith put Penn up 3-0 as she won in straight sets by identical 6-3 scores. Harvard picked up its only win of the day on court five. Bryzgalova won in straight sets, 6-3 and 6-2 to clinch the match point for the Quakers.
 
Results: Penn 4, Harvard 1
Doubles
1. Marija Curnic/Iuliia Bryzgalova (PENN) def. Duncan/Fisher (Harvard), 6-4
2. Eileen Wang/Sabine Rutlauka (PENN) vs. Marculescu/Arbitman (Harvard), 5-4
3. Amanda Chan/Katerina Vinnik (PENN) def. You/Gawande (Harvard), 6-2
Order of finish: (3, 1)

Singles
1. Iuliia Bryzgalova (PENN) vs. Sophia Ho (Harvard), 6-3, 6-2
2. Sabine Rutlauka (PENN) def. Rachel Arbitman (Harvard), 6-1, 6-0
3. Marija Curnic (PENN) vs. Holly Fisher (Harvard), 6-3, 0-6, UF
4. Gavriella Smith (PENN) def. Mihaela Marculescu (Harvard), 6-3, 6-3
5. Angel You (Harvard) def. Saige Roshkoff (PENN), 6-3, 6-1
6. Amanda Chan (PENN) vs. Sany Gawande (Harvard), 6-4, 4-2, UF
Order of finish: (2, 4, 5, 1)

The Quakers have two remaining Ivy matches to close out the regular season. Penn is at Columbia on Friday, April 22 for a 2 p.m. match. The final regular season contest has the Red and Blue hosting Cornell on Sunday, April 24 for a 1 p.m. match at the Hamlin Tennis Center.