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...score at No. 3. “And he almost had it, but fell short.”Oren’s early win was the only victory for Harvard among the early matches, where the Tigers ultimately displayed their dominance. Sophomore Chessin Gertler, freshman Verdi DiSesa, junior Mihir Sheth and Ostrow all lost in three to Princeton players in the No. 6, 7, 8, and 9 matches, respectively.“Ever since the loss to Trinity, I just focused on today’s match,” Oren said. “And I didn?...
...Ilan Oren, playing in the third position, almost gave Harvard its second win of the day by winning two of his first three games, but fell 7-9, 7-9 to Jacques Swanepoel in the last two games to lose in five. Juniors Jason DeLierre and Garnett Booth, freshman Verdi DiSesa, and sophomore Chessin Gertler played in the next four positions, and all lost in three straight, with Trinity players shutting out their Crimson opponents in five of the 12 contested games within those matches. Freshman Niko Hrdy, playing in the eighth position, lost the first two games to Coly...
DIED. BIRGIT NILSSON, 87, international opera star whose rich timbre, dramatic interpretations and unrivaled stamina made her the finest Wagnerian soprano of her generation; on Christmas Day; in her hometown, Vastra Karup, Sweden. Level-headed and sharp-witted, Nilsson thrilled audiences from New York to Milan in operas by Verdi (Aida), Strauss (Elektra, below) and Puccini (Turandot) but won her most enthusiastic fans with dynamic lead performances in such Wagner works as The Ring of the Nibelung and Tristan und Isolde. Asked to name the primary requirement for playing Isolde, a punishing role she sang some 200 times, she said...
...which the score was tied at 8-8 and 9-9, and eventually won by Gelinas—but recovered to win the next two games and the match, 9-6, 9-10, 9-1, 9-6. All other Harvard players swept their opponents in three games: freshman Verdi DiSesa played at the third position, junior Garnett Booth played at the fourth, sophomore Chessin Gertler at the fifth, and junior Todd Ostrow at the ninth. “It shows that we’re progressing here,” said captain Will Broadbent, who defeated his opponent...
...first two matches of the season, both against Ivy League opponents. “It’s early in the season,” said Broadbent. “The success of this team this year will depend on how the freshmen—Verdi DiSesa and Niko Hrdy—perform ...[and] the freshmen are stepping up.” And recently, they’ve had to step up, since junior Ilan Oren, who usually plays in the third position, is now resting with an injured ankle. As a result, all players below the third position have...