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Last year served largely as a learning experience for the Harvard women’s basketball team. Comprised mostly of underclassmen, the Crimson possessed much talent, but its inexperience would hamper its performance throughout the season. The inexperience also prevented Harvard from repeating as Ivy League champions in 2006.So when...
Doubles play proved a consistent strength of this year’s squad. With Ko and Litvak playing primarily in the top doubles slot and Mukundan and Brook mostly in the second spot, the Crimson’s first and second doubles teams compiled identical 14-6 records over the...
The doubles efforts were recognized in the postseason All-Ivy selections. The Mukundan and Brook duo and the pairing of Litvak and Forgie were both named to the All-Ivy Second Team for doubles.
The strength at doubles reflected the squad’s inexperience and its future promise. Generally, the team that wins the doubles point will generally win the match, as it only needs to capture only three of six singles matches. However, the Harvard squad defied this standard, capturing 12 doubles...
Doubles play provided one particularly special season highlight. Missing Ko, the Crimson was only able to field two doubles teams against Princeton. To capture the doubles point, the team had to win both matches, which it did, as Litvak and Forgie won, 8-5, while Mukundan and Brook won 8...