CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard women's tennis team (3-1) will travel to Ithaca, N.Y., for the ECAC Championships, which is set to run from Feb. 11-13.
The tournament consists of all eight Ivy League programs with the four first-round matchups on Friday, Feb. 11. The Crimson will kick off its tournament play against Dartmouth at 5 p.m.
Harvard leads the all-time series over Dartmouth by a 34-12 margin, with the first matchup coming in 1976. The Crimson have won three consecutive matches over the Big Green.
With a win over Dartmouth, Harvard would play the following day at 5 p.m. A loss would slot the Crimson into the 11 a.m. match on Saturday. In either event, the Crimson will take on Penn or Brown in its second round of action.
In the all-time series against the Quakers, Harvard holds a 31-14 edge dating back to 1978, including wins in three of the last four meetings. Against the Bears, Harvard leads the series 37-11 since the first meeting in 1974. The Crimson have won four of the last six against Brown.
The final match of the weekend for the Crimson will take place on Sunday, Feb. 13, regardless of results, but the time of competition will be determined as the tournament goes on.
On the other side of the bracket, Yale will take on Columbia, and Princeton will face Cornell. Both first-round matches are scheduled for Friday.
What to Know
At the Helm
Traci Green, The Sheila Kelly Palandijan Head Coach for Harvard Women's Tennis and The Ragatz Family Harvard Women's Coach of Excellence, is in her 15th season at the helm of the program. She has a career coaching record of 183-141, including a 150-113 mark at Harvard.
Up Next
The Crimson will travel to Evanston, Ill., for matchups with Northwestern on Feb. 20, and Miami (Ohio) on Feb. 21. Both matches will be at 12 p.m. EST.
