Madeleine Hamilton Achieves Victory at No. 1 Singles
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - No. 69 Yale was defeated by rival No. 58 Harvard 6-1 on Friday afternoon at Yale's home courts. Despite Harvard's victory, junior Sherry Li and sophomore Valerie Shklover were victorious at No. 3 doubles, and senior Madeleine Hamilton won in straight sets at No. 1 singles.
Li and Shklover teamed up for the second time this season, winning their match 6-3. Hamilton comfortably won against June Lee 6-4, 6-4 to add a point in Yale's favor. Senior Courtney Amos and freshman Amy Yang both split sets with their respective opponents, forcing their matches into super tiebreaks. After losing the first set 6-4 to Sabrina Xiong, Amos came back to win the second 7-5. Xiong ultimately came out on top after winning the super tiebreak 10-6 for a final score of 6-4, 5-7, 10-6. Yang claimed the first set 7-5 against Amy He, but He forced the match to a tiebreak after winning the second 6-2. In a tightly contested tie break, only 2 points separated Yang and He, as He won the match 5-7, 6-2, 10-8.
Full results from Yale's match against Harvard can be found below.
The Bulldogs will look to rebound from Friday's loss in their match against the Big Green on Sunday at 12:00 p.m. Yale's match against Dartmouth will be the penultimate match of the year.
Report by Alice Yang '19, Yale Sports Publicity
Doubles
No. 1 -- Annika Ringblom/Sabrina Xiong (Harvard) d. Madeline Hamilton/Tina Jiang (Yale) 7-5
No. 2 -- June Lee/Erica Oosterhout (Harvard) d. Ree Ree Li/ Carol Finke (Yale) 6-2
No. 3 -- Sherry Li/Valerie Shklover (Yale) d. Nikki Kallenberg/Isabel Jasper (Harvard) 6-3
Singles
No. 1 -- Madeleine Hamilton (Yale) d. June Lee (Harvard) 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 -- Nikki Kallenberg (Harvard) d. Tina Jiang (Yale) 6-3, 6-3
No. 3 -- Erica Oosterhout (Harvard) d. Ree Ree Li (Yale) 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 -- Annika Ringblom (Harvard) d. Sherry Li (Yale) 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 -- Sabrina Xiong (Harvard) d. Courtney Amos (Yale) 6-4, 5-7, 10-6
No. 6 -- Amy He (Harvard) d. Amy Yang (Yale) 5-7, 6-2, 10-8
