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...intensity] after clinching.” It was a long day for co-captain Dan Nguyen and junior Michael Kalfayan. Both dropped their first set, only to come back and win in the super tiebreak. Nguyen, playing in the third singles position, fought off an early 5-7 setback, won the second set 6-2, and finally dispatched his opponent 10-7. Kalfayan, who has seen limited playing time this year, was the highlight of the day and capped the Crimson’s shutout of Dartmouth with a strong finish...
...chance to keep it close,” Snyder said.Despite the loss, the Crimson was still in contention to move into the finals but faced a far more difficult path as the second place team in Group A of qualifying. The setback against Hartwick thus set up a pivotal Sunday match against Brown. HARVARD 13, QUEENS 5Opening up as the No. 4 seed of the tournament, the Crimson found itself in a bit of a pickle against No. 5 Queens College at the end of the first quarter. With the offense starting off lethargically and its defense uncharacteristically sluggish, Harvard...
...Snyder said. “We’ve had great support from students and staff and, although the score doesn’t indicate it, we definitely weren’t ashamed of our play on Saturday.”The loss is a temporary setback, but the team feels confident it has enough momentum to carry it through the end of the regular season and into the championships. Time will tell whether that is an accurate assessment.“I think over the season we’ve come together as a team and we?...
...Over a thousand transfer applicants didn’t even have their applications considered this year. For many of these students, Harvard’s decision may be only a minor setback, but for others in less stable situations, like Max’s, the decision is potentially life altering. We don’t pretend to tell Harvard whom it can and cannot admit; ultimately, the housing crunch meant that some hard decisions would have to be made. Nonetheless, the current applicant pool deserves more than just a reimbursement. The damage has been done, but Harvard still needs...
...breakdown in talks was the latest setback for the February 28 deal, which tamped down the violence that followed allegations that Kibaki's Party of National Unity had rigged the December 27 vote. More than 1,200 people were killed and 300,000 displaced in bloodletting that pitted Kenya's various ethnic groups against one another, and threatened a larger tribal...