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Hideko Tachibana at No. 2 soon followed her fellow freshman’s example. After taking the first set, 6-2, Tachibana quickly fell behind 2-1 in the second set. Not to be outdone, Tachibana stole back the momentum while approaching the net with a cross-court backhand that sliced across the service boxes and well out of reach of her opponent to take the game. She went on to win the next four games to take the match and give Harvard its third point...
...much as we all love DHAs, unfortunately they were not identified as items that made crew members row faster, softball players hit better, or tennis players rip more backhand winners,” said Robert A. Glatz ’88, executive director for Harvard varsity clubs...
...Peterzan certainly contributed their share, posting wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles, respectively. Ko teamed with Sibilski and cruised to an 8-2 win, while Peterzan shined in her home finale, slamming a swinging backhand volley crosscourt to finish a 9-0 doubles season with freshman partner Camille Jania and give Harvard the doubles point with...
...history was not on its side—the Crimson had gone 0-12 in singles in the last two meetings between the two teams. But history changed yesterday.After Rosekrans lost 6-3, 6-2, Cao gave Harvard a 2-1 lead at No. 5 with a crosscourt backhand into the corner to take the match 6-1, 6-3.No. 88 Ko extended the lead at No. 1, avenging last year’s three-set defeat against the 2008 Ivy Player of the Year, No. 101 Janet Kim, beating Kim 6-3, 6-2 this season.“Going...
...Avenging her 6-2, 6-0 defeat in last year’s match against Penn’s Ekaterina Kominskaya, Ko won the No. 1 rematch Saturday with a pair of 6-2 sets to improve to 7-5 at that position.Relying on her powerful backhand, Cao got back on the winning track at No. 5 with a 6-1, 6-2 win, despite feeling a little under the weather, according to Green.“I’ve always had a strong backhand,” Cao said. “I prefer my backhand. It just...