Word: vigna
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When it came time to go to college, Vigna was faced with a difficult decision: which college to attend. She recognized the academic reputation of Harvard--"You have to come to Harvard once you get in," she says--but she credits former tennis coach Don Usher with helping her decide to pack her bags for Cambridge...
...huge step coming out here," says Vigna. "I've never been out East, and just knowing that this man was going to take care of me was just a huge factor, because Berkeley was looking pretty good for a while...
...Vigna's feats on the court, especially in two of her recent outings, are impressive--maybe even legendary. Against Kathy Bradford of Syracuse, Vigna split the first two sets, and then pulled off an amazing comeback (she was behind 4-5) in the third to triumph, 7-5. Last weekend at Yale, playing against Megan MacMahon, Vigna won 12 consecutive games after falling behind in the match...
...addition to the pressure of her match, Vigna felt some outside pressure: her teammates were faltering...
...remember looking around and I saw that everyone on my team was losing," Vigna says. "It was so depressing: I thought we were going to lose and not go to the NCAA tournament. But luckily we all turned around...