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...League favorite Cornell regained the top spot, but blowing a 19-point lead in the second half against Dartmouth is a good sign for the rest of the league that the Ithaca team can be had, as well as a good harbinger for whoever Cornell plays in the NCAA tournament...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AROUND THE IVIES: Nothing Clear in League Picture | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

Despite the three-day setup of the tournament, the Crimson is not looking beyond its first-round opponent. Harvard will focus on successfully delivering the critical points necessary to defeat Cornell and advance in the Championship bracket...

Author: By Jessica L. Flakne, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Competes For National Title | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

...first glance, the decision by United Arab Emirates officials not to grant Israeli tennis star Shahar Peer a visa to compete in the Dubai Tennis Championships, a tournament she qualified for, may seem like another example in the never-ending stream of petty tit-for-tat retributions that have been as much a part of the 60-year Arab-Israeli conflict as wars and upheavals. Though the U.A.E. justified the blocking of Peer's visa as a measure taken to protect the player herself from demonstrators and growing anti-Israeli sentiment in the Emirates, the move is widely seen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tennis Diplomacy in the Gulf: No Love Match | 2/18/2009 | See Source »

...trade and tourism. Indeed, recently they've begun to allow Israelis to participate in sporting events on their soil. Last year, Peer, currently the 48th-ranked professional woman player in the world, competed in Doha, Qatar, becoming the first Israeli to be part of an officially sanctioned tennis tournament in the Arabian peninsula...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tennis Diplomacy in the Gulf: No Love Match | 2/18/2009 | See Source »

It’s still early in the season for the Harvard men’s tennis team, but judging by this weekend’s dramatic climaxes, it’s clear that every point is at stake.In a tournament of thrilling finishes, Harvard (4-1) captured the ECAC Men’s Indoor Tennis Championships hosted at the Murr Center. With two matches coming down to the wire, the tournament proved a early test of mettle for the Crimson. “Overall, we’re getting better playing under pressure, and that’s invaluable...

Author: By Colin Whelehan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Takes ECAC Crown | 2/17/2009 | See Source »

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