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...Very close matches, but you know [Princeton] is deep, much deeper than [us],” Bajwa said. “Today they had their No. 2 missing and yet they can bring up players of such strength. But our guys had some very good, rewarding matches...
...bout aggressively, attacking Caputo’s legs and bringing him to the ground, but it was the Harvard competitor who wound up on top, earning two points with his quick feet. From that point Caputo did not relent. The grappler forced Cook into back-to-back pins to close out the period and easily escaped at the start of the second to push his lead to 9-0. The two wrestlers did not spend much time in neutral position, though, as the Crimson co-captain notched another takedown and transitioned into a pin to extend the advantage...
Against Penn, Guruge took center court as she sought to avoid playing a five-set match for the second Saturday in a row. She faced the Quakers’ Nabilla Ariffin in what started out as a close matchup. Guruge set up a 9-6 lead, but Ariffin did not let up easily...
With the game tied at nine, Guruge kept her cool and smashed home a hit to end the first game, 11-9. The second game was also close, but Guruge still emerged victorious, 11-8. In the end, Ariffin just didn’t have enough in the tank to keep up with a resilient Guruge, as the Penn No. 2 player fell in the final game...
...shots before Mumanachit built up a 10-7 lead, positioning herself for a comfortable win. But Matthias gained an edge, winning three points in a row to send the game to extra points. More mistakes followed, setting up a 12-12 draw, but Mumanachit gathered her energy to finally close out the game...