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Likely a combination of these factors allowed Holmia to save three set points in the first and force a tiebreaker that he would eventually win 7-4 and ultimately end Harvard’s hopes of Nguyen being the first Crimson champion at the ITA Nationals since James Blake...
With defending Ivy champion No. 9 Penn (7-0, 4-0 Ivy) still undefeated, Harvard has no room for error. Assuming the Quakers can handle Princeton and Cornell—who have a combined 2-6 league record—the Crimson must win each of its final three games, including next Saturday’s match-up against Penn, to ensure a tie atop the final league standings...
...muscle down that last one. You can do it.” On the side, King commented to FM, “This guy [Lurie] is great! He got recruited at the last minute and he’d already eaten two lunches. He’s a champion...
With no shot at winning the Ivy crown, Harvard must count on getting an at-large invitation to the Tournament. In order to do that, the Crimson will have to finish the season strong. If Harvard fails to defeat Columbia on Saturday and defending Ivy co-champion Penn in the regular-season finale on Nov. 15, the team’s playoff chances...
Harvard’s quest for a sole Ivy title has all but faded, but that’s due to the fact that the Ivies don’t use a tiebreaking system. I think the lack of a true champion is ridiculous, but come to think of it, watching the tiebreaker chaos that is the SEC East unfold, it’s possible that some tiebreakers are worse than no tiebreakers...