Word: clinching
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Should Cornell sweep Harvard, the Big Red would clinch the title tomorrow. However, if the Crimson can sweep two from the Big Red, Harvard would be one game ahead and need only to win one of its final two conference games, both against Dartmouth on Thursday...
...Tigers' Kristi Watson and Olivia Streatfield forced McGinty and Curto into a 6-5 deficit, but the Crimson duo soon turned the table, winning 8-6 to clinch the match...
...Yale second baseman Luis Costa's error in the top of the ninth enabled Harvard to clinch the winning run. With Huling on second after a two-out double, pinch hitter Jason Larocque grounded to second, and Costa appeared to have Larocque beaten, but threw high and wide to first...
Clark had won the first set at No. 5 but lost the second while Majmudar did the opposite. Momentum apparently played no factor as Clark came back to win his third set and clinch the match while Majmudar dropped his third set seconds later to create the final score...
...three matches, Harvard found its strength in singles play. The Crimson faced a point deficit after the doubles matches and needed to win at least four singles matches to clinch the overall victory...