Bulldogs Defeat Columbia 7-2

HARTFORD, Conn. — The Bulldogs defeated Columbia on Sunday afternoon to secure fifth place in the National Championship Tournament.

No. 1 Lucy Beecroft, No. 5 Emily Sherwood, No. 6 Riya Mital and No. 8 Nikita Joshi all swept their opponents. No. 3 Celine Yeap, No. 7 Alexis Lazor and No. 9 Jessica Yacobucci each won in four games. Yeap and Yacobucci both dropped their first game before winning three straight.

In the championship match, Harvard beat Trinity 9-0. Harvard went 13-0 this season, including the championship tournament, and won every match 9-0.

The CSA Women's Singles Championship Tournament takes place from March 1-3 at Brown University.

Full Stats, Yale vs. Columbia:

No. 1 seed: Lucy Beecroft, Y def. Madlen S. O'Connor, C (11-4, 11-6, 11-3)

No. 2 seed: Habiba Mohamed, C def. Helen Teegan, Y (11-7, 11-9, 8-11, 1-11, 12-10)

No. 3 seed: Celine Yeap, Y def. Nicole Kendall, C (7-11, 11-2, 11-2, 14-12)

No. 4 seed: Jui Kalgutkar, C def. Aishwarya Bhattacharya, Y (12-10, 11-7, 6-11, 11-4)

No. 5 seed: Emily Sherwood, Y def. Jane Pincus, C (11-8, 11-6, 11-9)

No. 6 seed: Riya Mital, Y def. Doria Chen, C (11-7, 11-7, 11-9)

No. 7 seed: Alexis Lazor, Y def. Pranjali Sharma, C (11-4, 5-11, 11-6, 11-1)

No. 8 seed: Nikita Joshi, Y def. Julia Masch, C (11-2, 11-8, 11-8)

No. 9 seed: Jessica Yacobucci, Y def. Diana Masch, C (4-11, 11-2, 11-8, 11-6)

Report by Johnny Gross '21, Yale Sports Publicity