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Harvard men's assistant tennis Coach Tom Glenn, filling in for Dave Fish, has every reason to be confident going into today's season opener at Palmer-Dixon Courts against Ohio State...
There were seniors Alex Lightfoot, Vicky Palmer, Jennifer White and Army Spalding the few left from the squad's early days leading the young Harvard squad in its gallant comeback efforts after Princeton took a 2-0 lead into the third period. There were the brilliant juniors who should make next year's team Harvard's best yet, preventing the Tigers from breaking the game open. And there were the Sophomores and the freshmen, watching as Harvard went after its first ever victory over Princeton...
...second liner on those early Crimson squads, Palmer clearly remembers those early days. "We had just moved into the new rink, had gotten all kinds of new equipment and really looked like a team. The only problem was that we still weren't very good. We were last in the Ivies, last in the Beanpot, last in everything...
...Palmer, who during her freshman year scored the squad's first goal ever in Bright Center, attributes her improvement to her aggressive style. "I just try to be as aggressive as I can," she says. "If I skater as fast as I can, hopefully I'll get the puck first...
...when Palmer lines up across from Princeton today, she'll get her last chance for that elusive first win over the Tigers. "I wish I could say it was just another game I keep telling myself it is, but then I realize it's really...