The Crimson sports a combined 205-77 record against the Ancient Eight (Zack Williamson).

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 54 women's tennis opens Ivy League play by welcoming Cornell on Friday, April 1 and No. 37 Columbia on Saturday, April 2 to Cambridge. The Crimson holds a five-match win streak and will host two of the Ancient Eight teams this weekend, both for 2 p.m. matches. If indoors, the matches will be broadcast on the Ivy League Digital Network.

Last Time Out
Harvard won five-straight matches during spring break, including three on its trip to California. Sabrina Xiong and Amy He both recorded undefeated singles records, posting 5-0 and 4-0 marks, respectively. Annika Ringblom and Xiong led the doubles pairings finishing 3-2 in the five contests. The streak is the longest since the Crimson won eight in 2006, from April 7-26.

About Harvard
Amy He leads Harvard with an 20-4 singles record, while teammates Nikki Kallenberg and Erica Oosterhout follow with 18-9 and 17-9 marks, respectively. Annika Ringblom wraps up the top four with a 15-8 record, and leads the Crimson with a 14-8 mark in doubles play. Harvard's players boast a 139-94 combined record, going 99-56 in singles play and 40-38 in doubles. 

In the Polls
With a five-match clean sweep March 13-20 including a victory over No. 24 Fresno State, the Crimson earned its fourth national ranking of the year, placing No. 54.

Harvard broke into the poll at No. 72 on Feb. 10 by the ITA after a successful weekend at the ECAC Division I Indoor Championship where it upset No. 43 Princeton and No. 53 Brown. The inclusion marked the first ranking of the year for the Crimson. 

Scouting Cornell
Cornell sports an 11-6 overall record this season and a 0-1 mark in the Ivy League, losing to Columbia 4-3. The Big Red is led by singles players Lizzie Stewart and Alexandra D'Ascenzo as they hold 13-3 and 12-4 records, respectively. The doubles pairing of Mariko Iinuma and Madison Stevens dominate the courts with a 9-2 mark. Before its loss to Columbia, Cornell had won six-straight matches. 

Scouting No. 37 Columbia
The No. 37 Lions are 11-4 on the season, including a 1-0 start in Ivy League action. No. 26 singles player Kanika Vaidya rose from No. 52 and has a 13-1 record as the only Lion to be ranked this season. Alexandra Solovyev follows Vaidya with an 18-8 mark on the year. In doubles play, Adi Milstein and Vaidya lead Columbia with a 7-5 record, while Rima Asatrian and Solovyev hold a 12-12 mark.

Winning vs. the Ancient Eight
Harvard holds winning records versus all of the Ivy teams, with its best mark against Cornell, 36-3.

Clean Sweeps
Harvard has tallied 10 victories in 2016, three of them coming in shutout fashion. Harvard blanked Marist, 4-0, in the second match of a doubleheader Feb. 20 and picked up a pair of 7-0 decisions March 13 over Providence and Rhode Island.

Individuals vs. Ranked Opponents
Erica Oosterhout leads the Crimson against ranked opponents with a 2-1 record, while Nikki Kallenberg and June Lee follow with 1-1 and 1-2 marks, respectively. Overall, Harvard is 4-5 against ranked challengers.

COOP Student-Athlete of the Week
The Crimson has been named to COOP Student-Athlete of the Week multiple times with Amy He being voted during week three and week 20. Annika Ringblom was selected during week three while Nikki Kallenberg and June Lee was chosen during week six and 19, respectively.

Week 3: Annika Ringblom – Women's Tennis
Week 6: Nikki Kallenberg – Women's Tennis
Week 10: Amy He – Women's Tennis
Week 19: June Lee – Women's Tennis
Week 20: Amy He – Women's Tennis

Fresh Faces
Head Coach Traci Green added the eighth-best recruiting class in the country according to TennisRecruiting.net. Erica Oosterhout, Sabrina Xiong, and Isabel Jasper come to Harvard from around the world to make up Harvard's third consecutive top-ten class, and fifth in the past seven seasons. Oosterhout was ranked No. 8 in the top-10 Oracle/ITA Division I Women's National Newcomer/Freshmen Rankings.  

Related Link: Oracle/ITA Division I Women's National Newcomer/Freshmen Rankings   

On the Sidelines
Traci Green is in her ninth 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 124-109 overall record, including a 90-81 mark over the past nine seasons.  

Aye Aye, Captain
Senior Amy He was chosen to be the team's captain for the 2015-16 academic year. He is the 53rd captain in program history. 

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

About the Ivy League Digital Network
The Ivy League Digital Network returns for a third season as the home for all live streaming and on-demand video content for each of the conference's eight institutions. Broadcast in full HD and featuring a live score bug and play-by-play and color commentary, the Ivy League Digital Network provides fans with unprecedented access to the Ancient Eight.   

Multiple subscription options are available to fans, including school-specific and league-wide passes. To learn more about the Ivy League Digital Network or to sign-up today, click here.  

Up Next
The Crimson will compete on the road at Penn and Princeton for their month of Ivy League competition. Harvard faces Penn on Saturday, April 9 for a 1 p.m. match, while traveling to Princeton on Sunday, April 10 for a 1 p.m. contest, as well.