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...thing. They will be challenged by France - whom they defeated in the World Cup final - the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Croatia ... in other words, the usual suspects. (Four years ago, Greece miraculously beat stratospheric odds to win, a performance unlikely to be repeated.) And as is also now usual, the tournament will be followed on televisions not just in Europe, but everywhere from Kunming, China to - well, to Kearney, N.J., actually. And thereby hangs a tale...
...past with foilist Emily Cross and epeeist Benji Ungar off training for this summer’s Olympics, both the women and men far exceeded expectations. Despite a trio of epeeists that included only one experienced fencer, the women posted an undefeated fall season, winning the first annual Beanpot tournament and even beating perennial juggernaut and 2007 national champion Penn State. The men fared only slightly worse, taking second behind Brandeis by the slimmest of margins, 14-13, in the Beanpot as well as dropping contests to Penn State and NYU to finish the fall season...
...think [our season] went really well, but if I wanted one match to come out differently, it would have been Yale,” DiSesa said. Hoping for a chance at redemption, the Crimson headed to the CSA National Team Championships. Harvard started the tournament impressively, crushing Western Ontario in the first round with a score of 6-3. But history repeated itself when the Crimson faced No. 1 Trinity for the second time, as Harvard was swept 9-0 once again. The Crimson played Yale for third place in the final round and lost, 6-3, leaving Harvard fourth...
...over Ivy League foe Yale and recorded its biggest win in 15 years with a 11-0 annihilation of visiting Quinnipiac in the opening game of the ECAC playoffs. Unfortunately, Harvard would see its dream-like turnaround come to a screeching halt in the finals of the ECAC tournament as the Crimson’s hopes of an NCAA automatic bid slipped away with a crushing 4-1 loss to Princeton in the championship game. For the second straight year, Harvard was forced to sit out of the NCAA tournament. “In my three years at Harvard...
...week after the Howe Cup, Harvard sent seven players to compete in the CSA Individual Championships, in which the Crimson recorded some of its best results of the season. Tiong advanced to the semifinals of the main bracket, the best performance for a freshman in the tournament, defeating former Crimson standout and 2006 national champion Lily Lorentzen of Stanford along the way. Snyder, snubbed by the main draw, charged through the Holleran “B” draw as the top seed to take the title. Freshman Bethan Williams recorded one of the biggest upsets in tournament history...