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...competing hard every match,” said Clayton, who was sidelined with a rotator cuff injury. “[The schedule] was tiring, but it set the tone for the team for the rest of the season.”With its top player out and sophomore Aba Omodele-Lucien hampered by illness, the Crimson found its stride early and benefited from particularly strong play by junior Mike Hayes. The third-year player stayed locked in through the weekend en route to a 5-1 overall mark, earning praise from Fish as the only Harvard competitor to post...
...place where younger players can get a great experience and improve on their games,” assistant Coach Andy Rueb said. “It’s one of the necessary steps and stages from the junior levels to college to top tennis.” Sophomore Aba Omodele-Lucien the No. 1 seed of the Singles A draw of the tournament started the tournament in a dominant stride, making quick work of his first opponent, Brian Song of Dartmouth College, in straight sets for a 6-2 6-1 lead. Omodele-Lucien went on winning until...
...supertiebreakers resulted in a 2-1 singles record. Kalfayan posted a matching record in doubles, playing alongside freshman Alistair Felton. “As a team, we need to get better at knocking our opponents out at the end of matches,” Kalfayan said. Sophomore Aba Omodele-Lucien started off hot, defeating Notre Dame’s No. 2 player in a supertiebreaker and handily winning a doubles match with junior Sasha Ermakov. But a minor shoulder injury proved enough to knock Omodele-Lucien off his groove, and he lost his next two matches in supertiebreakers. Ermakov...
...Michigan State pair, the duo bowed out in the second round to a team from North Carolina. No. 112 Clayton also made the NCAA tournament in singles, but fell in first round. Thankfully for Harvard, it will be able to rely on rising sophomores Alexei Chijoff-Evans and Aba Omodele-Lucien, whose trials-by-fire against top early-season competition gave each the confidence needed to run the table at season’s end. The duo crushed its opponents with increasingly resounding victories en route to seven-match win streaks for each in singles. Even more promising, the freshmen...
...capture an Ivy League title with an undefeated league and a 15-7 overall record, the Harvard men’s tennis team relied on the depth of its lineup, particularly at the No. 5 and No. 6 singles spots. Thanks to two rookies, Alexei Chijoff-Evans and Aba Omodele-Lucien, the Crimson held down these last two spots on the ladder. Known to his teammates and coach as a “California dude” for his laid back attitude, Chijoff-Evans consistenly frustrated opponents on the court on his way to a 12-4 record in dual...