The Crimson sports a combined 205-79 record against the Ancient Eight (Zack Williamson).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The No. 63 Harvard women's tennis team travels to No. 74 Penn on Saturday, April 9 and No. 61 Princeton on Sunday, April 10, both for 1 p.m. matchups.
Last Time Out
Harvard dropped its first two Ivy League matches, both 4-3 contests, to Cornell and No. 37 Columbia. The Crimson's No. 1 and No. 2 doubles pairs surpassed the Big Red in matches of 6-4 and 6-1, respectively. Sabrina Xiong finished 2-0 in singles play, while Erica Oosterhout, Amy He, and Annika Ringblom went 1-1.
About Harvard
Amy He leads Harvard with a 21-5 singles record, while teammates Erica Oosterhout and Nikki Kallenberg follow with 18-10 and 18-11 marks, respectively. Annika Ringblom wraps up the top four with a 16-9 record, and leads the Crimson with a 15-9 mark in doubles play. Harvard's players boast a 146-103 combined record, going 104-63 in singles play and 42-40 in doubles.
| Leaders |
|
Doubles Leaders |
|
Amy He
Erica Oosterhout
Nikki Kallenberg
Annika Ringblom |
21-5
18-10
18-11
15-8 |
Annika Ringblom
June Lee
Sabrina Xiong
Isabel Jasper
|
15-9
13-12
12-9
12-14
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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.
Date
Feb. 10
Feb. 17
Feb. 23
March 1
March 8
March 15
March 21
March 29
April 5
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Ranking
No. 72
N/A
No. 57
N/A
N/A
N/A
No. 51
No. 54
No. 63
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Scouting No. 74 Penn
No. 74 Penn holds an 8-7 overall record, and is tied for sixth in the Ivy League with a 1-2 mark. The Quakers' doubles pairing of Sonya Latycheva and Kana Daniel are on a five-game winning strea, where they hold a 13-2 overall record. In singles play, Daniel is 8-4 on the season.
Scouting No. 61 Princeton
No. 61 Princeton is second in the league with a 2-1 mark in Ivy League play and a 10-8 overall record. Overall, the Tigers are 127-86 in singles play, as Katrine Steffensen leads Princeton with a 23-13 record and Caroline Joyce follows with a 21-7 mark. In doubles play, Nicole Kalhorn leads the Tigers with a 16-11 record, and Dorothy Tang holds a 16-12 record.
Winning vs. the Ancient Eight
Harvard holds winning records versus all of the Ivy teams, with its best mark against Cornell, 36-4.
| School |
Record |
Winning % |
Last matchup |
Cornell
Columbia
Brown
Penn
Dartmouth
Princeton
Yale
|
36-4
26-6
34-9
30-10
31-11
23-18
25-21
|
.900
.813
.791
.750
.738
.561
.543
|
L, 4-3 (April 1, 2016)
L, 4-3 (April 2, 2016)
W, 4-3 (Feb. 6, 2016)
L, 5-3 (April 11, 2015)
L, 5-2 (April 25, 2015
W, 4-2 (Feb. 5, 2016)
L, 4-3 (April 17, 2015)
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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 1-3 marks, respectively. Overall, Harvard is 4-6 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 124-111 overall record, including a 90-83 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 travels to Yale for a Friday, April 15th afternoon match that will start at 2 p.m., while hosting Brown on Sunday, April 17th for a 1 p.m. contest. The matchup versus Brown will be broadcast on the Ivy League Digital Network.
