The Crimson travels to Penn to compete in the three-day individual tournament (Amy Barry).

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's tennis begins its 2014 fall schedule with a trip to Philadelphia to participate at the Cissie Leary Invite Sept. 12-14. The road opener is an individual event.

The invitational will involve eight teams scattered throughout the East coast, including Maryland, Penn State, Princeton, Richmond, Temple, Yale, and host Penn. Harvard appears in the tournament for the first time since 2008.

Social Stream
Use the all new Social Stream on GoCrimson.com to stay connected with the Crimson on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube this year. The Social Stream brings the conversation from all four platforms into one convenient location, allowing fans of all Harvard Athletics teams to monitor the action in real time.

Back in Crimson
Sophomores June Lee and Monica Lin, and juniors Amy He and Amanda Lin return 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 

On the Sidelines
Traci Green enters 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.

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
Harvard will travel to Pacific Palisades, California to compete at the All-American Championships Sept. 27-Oct. 3.