CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Monica Lin and Annika Ringblom of the Harvard women's tennis team were selected to compete at the Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships in Pacific Palisades, California. Lin will compete in both the singles and doubles divisions, while Ringblom will play in the doubles flight. The Crimson representatives were slotted into the prequalifying rounds.

Lin, a sophomore, makes her second-straight appearance in the tournament after competing in the doubles flight in 2013. Lin's tandem defeated the tournament's fifth-seeded duo, from USC, in the first round last year.

Tournament Draw
Four student-athletes will advance out of the prequalifying singles bracket in the field of 64. Likewise, four doubles teams advance to the qualifing round as well. In the first round of the prequalifying stage, Lin will face Texas A&M's Kenna Kilgo, while the doubles tandem of Lin/Ringblom will face Georgia's Silvia Garcia and Mariana Gould, the second seed in the round. Both opening matches will be Saturday morning at UCLA. To see the full brackets, click the links below.

Singles Bracket
Doubles Bracket 

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.

Last Time Out
The Crimson took to the court at the Cissie Leary Invite in Philadelphia, where the team won two of the three flights. In the singles B-division, freshman Ellen Jang-Milsten went 5-0 to earn the championship, while Monica Lin and Ringblom secured a title in the doubles flight after five consecutive wins. Harvard combined for 35 victories in the opening tournament.

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 Flushing, New York to take part in the Billie Jean King Invitational October 3-5.