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...then-first-year coach Traci Green, the team fell victim to injuries, inconsistency in doubles, and struggles at the bottom of the 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...
...loss to Dartmouth derailed the Crimson’s shot at a NCAA Tournament spot—and this year, the Ivy League title slipped away with it.Playing for a share of the championship and a chance at a one-game playoff for the league’s tournament spot, Harvard fell uncharacteristically flat, going down, 64-51, to the Big Green in Hanover, N.H. on March 10.“Unfortunately, in the biggest game of the season, we played our worst,” Crimson coach Kathy Delaney-Smith said after the loss.But while a third consecutive championship...
...sophomores. But Harvard also took steps towards future success.“This year set the team up nicely to come back strong, especially with our pitching staff,” captain Harry Douglas said. “A lot of pitchers were forced to step up in big spots and get a lot of experience.”The Crimson rotation was already full of question marks coming into the season, but more uncertainty was piled on after sophomore ace Max Perlman went down in his first start with an elbow injury and had to undergo Tommy John surgery...
...nine matches went past three games, but Harvard’s young talent came out on top, 7-2. Harvard rose to No. 3 in the country, and had a chance to prove itself once again against No. 2 Penn three days later. The Crimson rose one more spot in the rankings with another 7-2 victory. The final test of the week came the next day, when No. 2 Harvard traveled to New Jersey in a marquee matchup against the top program in the nation. The Crimson had momentum on its side, but Princeton stopped the team...
...have advanced at the national regional tournament this year. I am excited to see what we can do at that tournament next year, hopefully, if we qualify again.” With the way things went this season, the organizers of the NCAA Regionals may want to hold a spot for the Crimson at next year’s tournament. —Staff writer Thomas D. Hutchison can be reached at tdhutch@fas.harvard.edu...