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...respectively. Schnitter at No. 5 won her first set against Ciochina in a 7-6 (5) tiebreaker but had an easier time in the second set, winning 6-2. Both Anderson and O’Riain dropped the first sets of each of their matches but Anderson managed to pull through against Mitchell as she prevailed, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the fourth spot. Koulbitskaya got Penn on the board with her 6-3, 6-2 win over O’Riain in the second position. Missing from the Harvard lineup this weekend was junior Preethi Mukundan...
...lacrosse team faced off against No. 10 Princeton on Saturday. Despite the strong effort, the women lost 14-8 in the third Ivy League match of the year. After an evenly-matched first half, the Tigers (7-4, 4-0 Ivy League) used two consecutive runs to pull away from the Crimson (3-9, 1-2 Ivy League) and secure the victory. Both teams traded goals throughout the first period. Curtis led Harvard in scoring during this time, scoring a hat trick in 14 minutes. Princeton sophomore Amo Ashley provided two goals in the first half...
...build an 11-3 lead. “We gave up some 6-on-5’s in the first quarter,” Farrar said. “We made some adjustments after that.” Harvard’s superior depth allowed it to pull away quickly. “We are much deeper than they are,” Farrar said. “We were able to wear them down as the game went on.” Freshman Nicola Pearlman made three saves in net for the team. By facing a team that...
...within two seats and give it back ten strokes later is not what a crew wants to do.”Throughout the second 1,000 meters, the Crimson continued its game of catch-up, using an increased stroke rating in concerted pieces to try to pull even. Twice more Harvard pulled to within two seats, and twice more Dartmouth quelled the move and responded with one of its own to pad the margins again. Never did the Crimson pull even, and never did the margin grow to more than six seats. The separation stayed consistent through the finish line...
...which has not always been true for all members of the royal family. "There's a lot of esprit de corps here," says Ross. "People stay a long time, and they don't get rich. It's because she's wonderful to work for. You cannot bluff, you cannot pull the wool over her eyes. You get clear direction, never ambiguous, and once a decision is made, it's not changed. The hardest thing about the job is ever letting her down." Hunka says the palace "is almost without politics. I never have to write a memo to cover myself...