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Women's Tennis Sends Six to ITA Regional Championships

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's tennis travels to Yale over the weekend to compete in the ITA Regional Championships. Six Crimson student-athletes were selected to compete, with five competing in both singles and doubles. The tournament will begin Friday and run through the weekend until final rounds conclude on Tuesday.

Freshmen Ellen Jang-Milsten, Nikki Kallenberg and Annika Ringblom, and sophomores June Lee and Monica Lin will represent the Crimson in the singles competition, while senior Sylvia Li will compete with Jang-Milsten in the doubles stage. Kallenberg and Lee form a second tandem for doubles play, while Ringblom and Lin will compete together for the third time this fall. In both singles and doubles play, the Crimson student-athletes will compete in the main draw.

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Last Time Out
The Crimson traveled to the Big Apple to compete in the Billie Jean King Invitational Oct. 3-5. Harvard won all four singles divisions, with freshman Nikki Kallenberg earning top honors in the A-division. June Lee, Amy He and Amanda Lin were also successful in advancing to the end of the bracket.

Related Link: Women's Tennis Wins All Four Singles Flights at Billie Jean King Invitational

Keeping it Fresh
Harvard's three freshmen have adjusted well to collegiate tennis, combining for a 16-3 record in singles play and 13-3 when paired with a teammate. Nikki Kallenberg won the A-division at the Billie Jean King Invitational, and Ellen Jang-Milsten won the B-division at the Cissie Leary Invitational.  Annika Ringblom paired with Monica Lin to win the doubles flight in the opening tournament as well.

#Winning
Through three tournaments this fall, Harvard has added vigorously to the win column. The Crimson has found success in both singles and doubles play, and has won over 70 percent of its 51 matches. Each of Harvard's student-athletes has a record of at least .500

Overall- 66-23 (.742)
Singles- 48-16 (.750)
Doubles- 18-7 (.720) 

Singles Leaders

 

Doubles Leaders

 

Student-Athlete

Record

Student-Athletes

Record

Ellen Jang-Milsten

Amanda Lin

Nikki Kallenberg

June Lee

7-1

7-1

7-1

6-1

Monica Lin

Annika Ringblom

Ellen Jang-Milsten

Sylvia Li

8-2

6-1

5-1

5-1


On the Sidelines
Traci Green is in her eighth season at the helm for the Crimson. Under her guidance, Harvard won the program's 18th Ivy League title in 2009 with a 13-8 overall record and a 6-1 conference mark. Green owns a 73-63 overall record, including a 71-46 mark over the past six seasons, and 30-19 mark in the Ancient Eight.

Back in Crimson
Sophomores June Lee and Monica Lin, and juniors Amy He and Amanda Lin returned as letterwinners from the 2013-14 squad that went 11-8 overall. Monica Lin led the Crimson with 25 total victories in singles play, including a team-best 13 wins in dual-meet action. Amanda Lin was the Crimson's other 20-match winner from last season, while He registered a team-leading six Ivy League victories during 2014's spring season. Lee finished with 14 wins over last year's schedule. 

Fresh Faces
Head Coach Traci Green added the seventh-best recruiting class in the country according to TennisRecruiting.net. Ellen Jang-Milsten, Nikki Kallenberg and Annika Ringblom come to Harvard from around the country to make up Harvard's second consecutive top-ten class, and fourth in the past six seasons.

Related Link: Women's Tennis Adds Seventh Best Recruiting Class for 2014-15 

Aye Aye, Captain
Senior Sylvia Li was chosen to be the team's captain for the 2014-15 academic year. Li is the 52nd captain in program history.

Up Next
The Crimson concludes its 2014 fall schedule by hosting the Harvard Invitational Nov. 7-9. 

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