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...variety of highly-ranked opponents, the athletes faced one another for the title. Tachibana emerged as the victor, defeating Cao, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3.However, this was ultimately a team victory for Harvard. Cao and Tachibana showed that they could fill the shoes of graduates Beier Ko and Laura Peterzan, the top two players in the Crimson’s lineup last season. This year’s team is a young one, with four freshmen, four sophomores, two juniors, and no seniors. But in the mind of both Tachibana and Harvard coach Traci Green, this characteristic will not hurt...
...singles lineup.Just one season later, Harvard climbed to the top of the Ivy League, sharing the title with Princeton. The team also secured the No. 66 spot in the ITA national rankings.“Definitely a bunch of things [caused the comeback],” captain Laura Peterzan said. “Good incoming freshmen, good coaching, everyone stepping up and pulling their own weight...everything was better.”One reason the Crimson bolted to the top of the standings was Harvard’s development of a devastating doubles lineup. The Crimson picked up the doubles...
...first two Ivy matches against Cornell and Columbia. When she returned, Ko showed no signs of lingering pain. In matches against Penn, Yale, and Dartmouth, she won in straight sets. “She really stepped it up in Ivies,” captain Laura Peterzan said. “She really wanted to win.” Ko’s endurance also proved to be a major weapon. In tough matches against Princeton and Brown, Ko was forced into a third set. However, she stayed poised and emerged victorious in both battles...
...standout performer on the championship team. Ranked No. 99 in the nation by the ITA at the end of the season, the senior went undefeated at both No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles and was unanimously named the Ivy League Player of the Year. Captain Laura Peterzan, playing at No. 2 singles, earned second-team Ivy League honors. She went 4-3 in singles and undefeated in doubles. A pair of sophomores, Rosekrans and Sibilski, held down the middle of the singles lineup. Both went 4-3 in league play. Freshman Holly Cao went...
...Following her classmate’s example, Peterzan dominated Mary Beth Winingham at No. 2, taking the first set 6-2. The two competitors traded five consecutive breaks to keep the match interesting in the second frame, but Peterzan served out at 5-3 to give her squad a 3-0 edge...