PHILADELPHIA- The University of Pennsylvania women's tennis team returned home with a 4-2 win over Harvard Saturday afternoon to hand the Crimson their first loss in conference play.

Gavriella Smith clinched the match with a singles win over Harvard's Maxi Duncan to push #68 Penn to its fourth Ivy League victory of the season.

The Quakers began the match with a victory at No. 2 doubles, as Esha Velaga/Maya Urata downed Rachel Arbitman/Kavya Karra 6-1. At the third slot, Iris Gallo/Sasha Motlagh fell to Natalie Block/Sany Gawande 6-3 to leave the doubles point up for grabs.

Sabine Rutlauka/Eileen Wang secured the doubles point with a 6-3 win at No. 1 over Holly Fischer/Stephanie Yakoff, as Penn led 1-0.

The Crimson tied the match 1-1 as Charlotte Owensby defeated Wang in the #3 slot 6-4, 6-2.  Harvard then took the 2-1 lead when Gawande edged Urata 6-4, 6-3 in the #6 slot.

The Quakers then rattled off three straight singles victory in route to the win.

At No. 1, Rutlauka downed the Crimson's Fischer 6-0, 7-6 to tie the match 2-2. Velaga powered through a three-set victory over Yakoff (5-7, 6-0, 6-3) at No. 2 to give Penn the lead.

In another three-set thriller, Smith downed Duncan 6-7, 6-2, 6-0, to seal the match, 4-2.

Up Next
The Red and Blue (16-7, 4-2 Ivy league) will conclude the regular season on Sunday, April 21, for a 1 p.m. matchup against Dartmouth at the Hamlin/Hecht Tennis Centers.

Doubles Results
1. Sabine Rutlauka/Eileen Wang def. Holly Fischer/Stephanie Yakoff – 6-3
2. Esha Velaga/Maya Urata def. Rachel Arbitman/Kavya Karra - 6-1
3. Natalie Block/Sany Gawande def. Iris Gallo/Sasha Motlagh – 6-3
Doubles Order of Finish: 2,3,1*

Singles Results
1. Sabine Rutlauka def. Holly Fischer – 6-0, 7-6
2. Esha Velaga def. Stephanie Yakoff – 5-7, 6-0, 6-3
3. Charlotte Owensby def. Eileen Wang – 6-4, 6-2
4. Gavriella Smith def. Maxi Duncan – 6-7, 6-2, 6-0
5. Iris Gallo vs Kate Kim – 6-2, 4-6, 2-3 DNF
6. Sany Gawande def. Maya Urata – 6-4, 6-3
Singles Order of Finish: 3, 6, 1, 2, 4*