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Prior to this weekend, Harvard and California were the nation’s only two undefeated men’s heavyweight crews. Now there is just one.
Earlier this month, the first varsity boat became the first to go undefeated during the dual race season and win Eastern Sprints since 1990. That 1990 crew did not finish the season undefeated, however, as it was upset at the Cincinnati Regatta, which back then determined the national title.
The matchup between Bajin and Stanford’s Alice Barnes at No. 4 pitted two players who were undefeated for the regular season. Barnes, ranked No. 11 nationally, took a close first set by 6-4 margin and rolled to a 6-0 win in the second set.
Bajin’s loss left her with two defeats to close out her career, but she remains the only Harvard player to post an undefeated spring regular season, as far as anyone knows.
In addition to Brown, Princeton and No. 9 Yale—each of whom the Black and White bested by fewer than three seconds this year—will be gunning for first place. There are no undefeated crews in the varsity eight event and a lot of uncertainty at...