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...Wang, who clinched the doubles point with an 8-5 win over Santie Delport and Thalia Diaz-Barriga. Senior Melissa Anderson and junior Elsa O’Riain, ranked third among the nation’s doubles teams, defeated Daniela Muscolino and Kinsay Grimes 8-5 to complete the sweep. “It’s definitely a positive sign [sweeping in doubles], especially for [Schnitter] and I,” Wang said. “It’s good to finally have a win under our belt.” After defeating opponents by 4-3 margins...
...what it wanted in Florida—three games’ worth of experience against one of the nation’s very best teams.The Crimson brought home far less in terms of practical results. On their season-opening road trip, the defending Ivy League champions suffered a series sweep against No. 15 Florida in Gainesville, 12-6, 10-2, and 17-6. For Harvard (0-3), which started its season a full 22 games into Florida’s 58-game regular-season schedule, it was nice just to get some fresh air. The Crimson had practiced almost exclusively...
...them.“Tonight’s crowd was the best crowd yet of the three sold-out nights,” he said. “I didn’t know if the city would welcome us back with open arms. But we had a clean sweep.”“It’s a tough city. New Yorkers have entertainment here eight days a week,” Gentles said. “You’d got to do something special to get people’s attention.”Though...
...season’s worth of lessons. The Crimson gave up a buzzer-beater to Brown at home, got pummeled by Dartmouth in the Ivy opener and the Ivy Finale, threw a game away against the Tigers and came out sluggish against Penn twice. Only two times did Harvard sweep an Ivy weekend, a rare up-and-down for any Delaney-Smith-coached team.But each time, a group of four freshmen earned valuable minutes against the Ivy League’s best. Freshman Katie Rollins learned well what happens when you come out sluggish defensively against the league?...
...been plagued by a moribund economy and a string of presidential bribery scandals that have made it a ripe target for left-leaning pols like Solis. Arias, meanwhile, ran a bland campaign that seemed to rest on his Nobel laurels. ?Such a weighty name was supposed to sweep away any opponent,? says political analyst Victor Ramirez, ?but [voters] proved it wasn?t enough to reconquer? a population soured by Costa Rica?s current troubles...