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Powerful forehands and pinpoint backhands; delicate slices and explosive volleys; dropped doubles points and three-set comebacks; the glory of winning and the pain of defeat...
...title alive, Harvard had to take at least three of the six singles matches, but 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...
...opponents 8-4 in the No. 1 position. At No. 3, Jania and Peterzan triumphed 8-2.The Crimson zoomed through the singles portion, dropping just one of thirteen sets. At No. 1, Peterzan earned a 6-4, 6-2 victory, and at No. 2, Rosekrans squeaked out a three-set win. Though Cornell challenged both Sibilski and Laciny in the first set in the No. 3 and No. 6 slots, respectively, the Harvard players stepped up their games and cruised in the second sets. Sibilski won 7-6, 6-1, and Laciny defeated her opponent...
...Crimson replied in their remaining two singles at the top two courts with another set of three-set wins—No. 1 Clayton defeating Borta 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, before No. 2 Chijoff-Evans’ win over Wong...
...back with a win at No. 5 over Guzick, before another freshman threw Harvard a lifeline; returning from injury, No. 4 Manghan ground out victory over Juan de Villiers (7-6, 6-1).With three singles points up for grabs, the remaining matches went down to the wire in the top three courts. Unfortunately for the Crimson, no one could prevail in three sets.An opening set win for No. 1 Chijoff-Evans proved a false omen when he lost comprehensively to Dean Jackson (6-4, 1-6, 1-6). At No. 2, freshman Alistair Felton battled in vain, going down...