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...teammate of Kyerematen. In the tournament, Kyerematen lent his talents to the champion Winthrop A squad. Winthrop continued their dominance of the IM scene by placing two teams in the semifinals of the tournament, with their A team easily defeating Eliot and then Kirkland to ultimately clinch the title...
...straight sets in singles, at this point we are growing into a much tougher and competitive team than we’ve been this year.”With the Tribe’s advantage overturned, No. 2 Felton beat Marwan Ramadan (6-4, 7-5) for Kalfayan to clinch the decisive fourth point at No. 6 with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Pandit—the Crimson co-captain’s second singles win of the weekend.“Considering that Mike went down [with the team], had to turn in his thesis next Thursday...
...leave the Crimson one point away from victory.With three singles matchups all in third sets remaining, a Harvard win was far from certain.With the outcome of the contest in the balance, No. 5 Manghan needed to break Rutherford at 6-5 to avoid a third set tiebreaker and clinch the match. Through an array of groundstrokes and volleys, the freshman forced a match point before Rutherford fired long to hand Manghan and the Crimson the win.“Every time you play a match you have to be ready for it to be ugly, and today...
...year ago, Harvard traveled to New Haven needing—and expecting—a win in order to clinch an Ivy League championship and the tournament spot that comes with it. Instead, the Bulldogs shocked the Crimson 64-58, putting a serious damper on Harvard’s shared title and forcing them into a three-team playoff for the tournament place (which it would go on to lose...
...into the 2009 campaign, but this scenario may turn out better than expected. The Crimson had been named the team to beat in the Ivy League by Baseball America for three years prior to 2008, but each year, the squad failed to live up to the lofty expectations and clinch the crown. Last season brought no relief, as Harvard posted a dismal 10-30 record after starting the season 1-22. This spring, the Crimson is ready to redeem itself. “Last year we were pretty complacent, and this year we’ve been working really hard...