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...result secured, Harvard added gloss to the score line. Ermakov withstood a late surge from Rastorgouev at No. 2 to win 6-1, 7-5, clinching match point with a sweeping cross-court half-volley. The Eagles snatched a consolation point at No. 6 before No. 4 freshman Alexei Chijoff-Evans came from three match points down in the second set to win, claiming the third-set tiebreaker 10-2 and the dual 3-6, 7-6, 1-0. HARVARD 5, BINGHAMTON 2 In the day’s earlier match, Harvard was made to work for victory...
...come down to the final set.That almost didn’t happen, though, as the crucial doubles point hung in balance after the No. 2 pair of co-captain Dan Nguyen and freshman Aba Omodele-Lucien won their match 8-6 while the No. 3 pair Clayton and freshman Alexei Chijoff-Evans dropped their match 8-3. The Crimson’s No. 1 pair, senior Ashwin Kumar and junior Sasha Ermakov found themselves in a protracted back-and-forth series of deuces at 6-6 in the eight-game pro set.Kumar, returning serve from the deuce side, capitalized...
...very important in the big picture because they create all the heavy elements. They produce the iron in your blood [and] in the core of the Earth,” Kirshner said. “We personally are made out of stardust,” he added. Supernova expert Alexei V. Filippenko, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley who played a central role in discovering that the expansion of the universe is accelerating, said he was intrigued by the team’s findings. “Spectroscopically, it was certainly a very interesting supernova that deserves...
...seven Crimson players who played, mostly freshmen and players lower on the roster, the Big Green Invitational was an opportunity to play competitively and gain confidence. All seven players—Hayes, freshmen Guzick, Wu, Cameron Parker, Alexei Chijoff-Evans, and Aba Omodele-Lucien, and junior Michael Kalfayan—made it into the quarterfinal round of either the A or B brackets...
...Green Invitational, where they stole the show from the home team. According to coach Dave Fish ’72, Harvard won all its match tiebreakers, a rare feat indicating that these players, who usually play toward the bottom of the Crimson rotation, thrive under pressure.Freshmen Alexei Chijoff-Evans and Aba Omodele-Lucien cruised to the championship in the A doubles bracket.The B singles championship to be held today will feature two Harvard freshmen, Will Guzick and Tim Wu. Sophomore Michael Hayes will compete in the A singles championship today.—Staff writer Jonathan B. Steinman...