Word: defeated
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...tennis team was twice on the brink of clinching a victory over No. 12 North Carolina, an NCAA quarterfinalist a year ago, but the Crimson could not finish the job. Though the 4-3 loss was heartbreaking for Harvard, now ranked No. 26 in the nation, the defeat was still another step towards the Crimson proving itself as one of the nation’s best...
Martire’s defeat put all the pressure on Bergman, who entered her third set against North Carolina’s No. 14 Kate Pinchbeck, an All-American last season...
Bullock recovered from his loss to defeat thirteenth-seeded sophomore teammate Mike Blumberg before upsetting eighth-seeded Matthew Serediak of Cornell in four games to set up a meeting with Broadbent in the final. Serediak advanced to face Bullock by beating nineteenth-seeded Crimson co-captain Dylan Patterson in four games...
...Saturday night, Harvard handed Colgate (12-19-1, 4-11-1) yet another punishing defeat, with Crimson captains Botterill and defender Jamie Hagerman leading the way with a pair of goals each...
...night, it did so with an unusually strong sense of relief, given its large lead in the Ivy title race. The Crimson had narrowly averted a potential embarrassment that could only happen in the tournament-free Ivy League—the presentation of the league championship trophy following a defeat...