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...Mixed performances and closely-fought encounters were the order of the weekend, as the Crimson (9-8, 1-1 Ivy) began its Ivy League defense by suffering a narrow defeat against Columbia (13-4, 3-0 Ivy) and responding with a close win against Cornell (10-5, 1-2 Ivy)—a single point making the difference in each of the respective fixtures...
...Against Ivy League pacesetters Columbia, Harvard failed to capitalize on its opportunities and fell to a 4-3 loss—its first home defeat since the Crimson was beat by then-No.8 Michigan in March of 2008, and first at home in the Ancient Eight since a loss to Brown in April...
...Looking for only its second win over Harvard in 50 meetings, the Big Red gained a big boost through wins at the top two doubles. The Crimson’s No. 2 senior-sophomore combination of Sasha Ermakov and Aba Omodele-Lucien slumped to an 8-2 defeat against Cornell’s No. 2 tandem of Jeremy Feldman and Andy Gauthier, while the No. 1 duo of senior co-captain Chris Clayton and sophomore Alexei Chijoff-Evans lost to Kyle Doppelt and Joshua Goldstein...
...perfect start with an equalizing win at No. 5—freshman Davis Manghan, replacing the injured Ermakov, won 6-2, 6-2 against Gauthier in his Ivy League debut. A pair of gritty victories further increased the Crimson momentum; No. 3 Felton fought back to defeat Jonathan Fife (4-6, 6-1, 6-4), while the in-form No. 2 Chijoff-Evans overcame Goldstein...
Last December, the government of Sri Lanka held a day of national festivities to commemorate the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. In April, intense fighting continues between government and LTTE forces. However, the escalating humanitarian crisis of the Tamil civilians remains unheeded by the international community...