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...senior Alexis Martire, who had dropped her first set 6-3, fought back to take the second 6-2 before closing out 7-5 at No. 5. And sophomore Elsa O’Riain, who had eked out a first-set win in a tie break before dropping the second 6-2 bounced back to close out her match, 6-3, placing the pressure squarely on Lingman’s shoulders...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Tennis Tops Illinois, Notre Dame | 2/14/2005 | See Source »

Harvard swept doubles play for the second consecutive afternoon to capture the first point. The combo of senior captain Courtney Bergman and sophomore Elsa O’Riain won first, beating the country’s No. 28 team, 8-4. Wang and sophomore Preethi Mukundan secured the 1-0 lead with a 8-5 conquest, before junior Melissa Anderson and freshman Celia Durkin poured on the gravy with...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Tennis Edges No. 16 Texas A&M | 2/8/2005 | See Source »

...Riain continued to excel at the top of the ladder, defeating No. 47 Helga Vieira in two straight. Alexis Martire gave Harvard a 3-1 lead in a come-from-behind three...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Tennis Edges No. 16 Texas A&M | 2/8/2005 | See Source »

...most impressive bit of pairs play was at the top of the ladder, with the new No. 1 team of Bergman and O’Riain rallying to knock off national No. 27 Lindsay Martin and Kate McGaffigan...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Tennis Edges No. 16 Texas A&M | 2/8/2005 | See Source »

With the first round of singles, the gulf only grew wider. No. 104 Elsa O’Riain of Harvard fell to No. 12 Alice Barnes 6-4, 6-4. Soon after, Stanford’s Amber Liu, returning to action unranked after taking a semester off following her second straight NCAA Singles Championship last spring, took down Crimson captain No. 27 Courtney Bergman in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4. Sophomore No. 93 Preethi Mukundan kept the upset bid alive with a tenacious triumph over No. 41 Whitney Deason by the narrow margin...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Tennis Falls to Top Dogs | 2/4/2005 | See Source »

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