CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard women's tennis team (10-7, 1-0 Ivy League) is getting into the heart of its Ivy League schedule with two matches at home this weekend against No. 56 Columbia and Cornell. The matches are set to be played outside at the Beren Tennis Center in Cambridge, Mass.
The Crimson comes into the weekend following a 4-0 win over Dartmouth in its Ivy League opener a week ago. Harvard has won four consecutive matches.
On Saturday, April 9, at 1 p.m., the Crimson will host the Lions (10-8, 0-1 Ivy League). Columbia has dropped its last five matchups leading into the weekend.
In the all-time series, Harvard holds a 28-8 advantage since the first meeting in 1985-86. The two schools have split the last four matchups.
The following day at 1 p.m., Harvard will welcome Cornell (5-8, 1-0 Ivy League) for another league match. The Big Red have won five of six matches after a 0-7 start to the season.
Since the first meeting in 1983, Harvard has a 40-5 record against Cornell, including a 26-match win streak from 1983-2006.
What to Know
- Mihaela Marculescu holds a 6-1 record in her singles matches this spring.
- Maxi Duncan and Sany Gawande both earned their seventh singles win of the spring last weekend in the win over Dartmouth.
- Harvard lost to Columbia (4-2) and grabbed a win over Cornell (4-0) in the last meetings in 2019.
At the Helm
Traci Green, The Sheila Kelly Palandjan 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 190-147, including a 157-119 mark at Harvard.
Up Next
The Crimson will travel south for two more Ivy League contests against No. 48 Princeton and Penn on April 16-17. The matches will be streaming on ESPN+.
