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...national collegiate rankings are weighted based on the strength of one's opponents. Because Henikoff has rarely faced nationally-ranked players from her number-two (or below, as was the case from 1987-90) position, she has not frequented the national ranks on an individual basis...
...college tennis is a team sport in which all matches are weighted evenly. In many matches, Henikoff, who excelled at both singles and doubles, was able to contribute two wins (of nine total) to the Crimson cause with her superior doubles play...
...Henikoff and deLone, who have competed as a Rair for three years now, delivered a point in almost every match. Last season, Henikoff and deLone amassed a 25-9 record, compared to 10-5 in 1990. Although Boston College's Jennifer Lane and Pam Piorkowski edged cut the Harvard duo for the final Eastern doubles position at the NCAA tournament, Henikoff and deLone's strong play this year earned them a number-35 ranking...
...Henikoff says that the continuity of playing with deLone for three consecutive seasons impacted the pair's performance this past spring...
...psyched, because we really played well together this year," Henikoff says. "Freshman year, we were really frustrated. Especially in doubles, it takes time to learn your partner's game. You eventually learn who is going to take the ball, and you know when your partner gets nervous, when you have to talk...