2018-19 Harvard Women's Tennis News
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Written Senior Perspective - Erica Oosterhout, Women's Tennis
August 05, 2019It has been a privilege and an honor to be an athlete at Harvard these past four years. When I compare my athletic experience to those of my friends playing at other schools and other leagues, I feel even more fortunate that I was able to continue to play the sport that I love at a school that valued both my desire to play on a highly competitive team, with fine coaches, access to amazing facilities and resources, all while being able to take the classes that I wanted to take, and to be part of the larger Harvard community. -
Omar El Kheshen Named Harvard Women’s Tennis Assistant Coach
July 25, 2019Traci Green, The Sheila Kelly Palandjian Head Coach for Harvard Women’s Tennis, has announced the hiring of Omar El Kheshen as the program’s next assistant coach. El Kheshen arrives in Cambridge after a successful stint as associate head men’s and women’s tennis coach at Southwest Baptist University.
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Harvard Women’s Tennis Recognized by ITA, Boasts Nation-Leading 11 Scholar-Athletes
July 18, 2019The Harvard women’s tennis program and 11 of its players were recognized on Thursday by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA). The Crimson collected ITA All-Academic Team accolades, while the 11 Harvard student-athletes garnered Scholar-Athlete honors, a number that was the most in Division I and school history.
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Written Senior Perspective - Isabel Jasper, Women's Tennis
May 31, 2019It has been a privilege and an honor to be an athlete at Harvard these past four years. When I compare my athletic experience to those of my friends playing at other schools and other leagues, I feel even more fortunate that I was able to continue to play the sport that I love at a school that valued both my desire to play on a highly competitive team, with fine coaches, access to amazing facilities and resources, all while being able to take the classes that I wanted to take, and to be part of the larger Harvard community.
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Women’s Tennis Celebrates 2018-19 Season at Annual Banquet; Names Captains for ‘19-20
May 02, 2019The Harvard women’s tennis team celebrated its 2018-19 season at its annual banquet on Tuesday, April 30. Student-athletes, coaches, faculty and staff gathered at the Harvard Faculty Club to hand out awards and appoint captains for next season.
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Oosterhout and Gonzalez Earn All-Ivy First Team Accolades
April 25, 2019Senior Erica Oosterhout and junior Natasha Gonzalez earned first-team All-Ivy league recognition for the 2018-19 season, the conference announced Thursday afternoon. Oosterhout collected all-league recognition for her singles performance and teamed with Gonzalez to form an all-Ivy doubles tandem. Junior Jenna Friedel, meanwhile, earned a second-team All-Ivy nod in singles.
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Women’s Tennis Finishes Regular Season in Second; Falls in Heartbreaker to No. 44 Columbia, 4-2
April 21, 2019The Harvard women’s tennis team (17-7, 5-2 Ivy) closed out the regular season dropping its final contest to No. 44 Columbia (15-4, 4-3 Ivy), 4-2, Sunday, in a match that came down to the very end.
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Women’s Tennis Sweeps Cornell; Ready for Regular-Season Finale at No. 44 Columbia
April 20, 2019The Harvard women’s tennis team (17-6, 5-1 Ivy) breezed by Cornell (6-15, 0-6 Ivy), 4-0, Saturday in Ithaca, New York. The team will travel to New York City to face off against No. 44 Columbia on Sunday in the team’s season finale, beginning at noon and broadcast on ESPN3.
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Women’s Tennis Closes Out Regular Season on the Road Against Cornell and Columbia
April 19, 2019The Harvard women’s tennis team (16-6, 4-1 Ivy) closes out the regular season by traveling to Cornell (6-14, 0-5 Ivy) on April 20 and then heading to Columbia (13-4, 2-3 Ivy) on April 21. Both matches will start at noon and air on ESPN3.
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Women’s Tennis Trumps Brown, 4-3, in Dramatic Fashion
April 14, 2019The Harvard women’s tennis team (16-6, 4-1 Ivy) came-from-behind to defeat Brown (10-11, 2-3 Ivy), 4-3, Sunday in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Women’s Tennis Honors Seniors With Come-From-Behind Victory Against Yale, 4-3
April 12, 2019The Harvard women’s tennis team (15-6, 3-1 Ivy) used a come-from-behind victory to take down Yale (12-8, 3-1 Ivy), 4-3, in the team’s final home match of the season.
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Women’s Tennis Closes Out Home Slate Against Yale, Travels to Brown
April 10, 2019The Harvard women’s tennis team (14-6, 2-1 Ivy) continues league play, hosting Yale (11-8, 3-0 Ivy) on Friday at 3 p.m., then traveling to Brown (9-10, 1-2 Ivy) on Sunday to face the Bears at 1 p.m. The location of the Yale matchup will be dependent on the weather in the Cambridge area, with the matches being played outside at the Beren Tennis Center or inside at the Murr Center Courts.
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Women’s Tennis Battles to the Very End, Falls to No. 37 Princeton, 4-3
April 07, 2019The Harvard women’s tennis team (14-6, 2-1 Ivy) fought hard, but came up just short to No. 37 Princeton (14-4, 3-0 Ivy), 4-3, Sunday afternoon at the Beren Tennis Center.
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Women’s Tennis Adds Sixth-Consecutive Victory, Defeating Penn, 4-1
April 06, 2019The Harvard women’s tennis team (14-5, 2-0 Ivy) added to its win streak, defeating Penn (11-4, 0-2 Ivy), 4-1, Saturday at the Beren Tennis Center on the campus of Harvard University. The Crimson will ready for another match this weekend, taking on Princeton, Sunday at 1 p.m.
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Women’s Tennis Looks to Continue Five-Match Win Streak, Hosting Penn and Princeton
April 03, 2019The Harvard women’s tennis team (13-5, 1-0 Ivy) looks to extend its five-match win streak, playing host to Penn (11-4, 0-1 Ivy) on Saturday, April 6, at 1 p.m. The Crimson will then welcome Princeton (12-4, 1-0 Ivy) on Sunday, April 7, at 1 p.m. Both matches will be at either the Murr Center Courts or Beren Tennis Center, depending on the weather.
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Women’s Tennis Kicks Off Ivy League Play With a Sweep Over Dartmouth
March 30, 2019The Harvard women’s tennis team (13-5, 1-0 Ivy) kicked off Ivy League play with a strong showing against Dartmouth (3-12, 0-1 Ivy), sweeping the Big Green, 4-0, Saturday, at the Beren Tennis Center.
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Women’s Tennis Plays Host to Dartmouth to Begin Ivy League Play
March 28, 2019The Harvard women’s tennis team (12-5, 0-0 Ivy) will play host to Dartmouth (3-11, 0-0 Ivy) Saturday at 2 p.m. The teams will decide whether to play inside at the Murr Center Courts or outside at the Beren Tennis Center on the day of the match. If inside, the match will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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Women’s Tennis Extends Win Streak With 4-1 Win Against Memphis
March 24, 2019The Harvard women’s tennis team (12-5) earned its fourth-straight victory against Memphis (8-8), 4-1, Sunday afternoon at the Murr Center Courts.
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Women’s Tennis Continues Strong Play With 6-1 Victory Against Quinnipiac
March 23, 2019The Harvard women’s tennis team continued its strong play on Saturday with a 6-1 victory against Quinnipiac at the Murr Center Courts.
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Strong Singles Play Leads Women’s Tennis Past Tulane, 4-1
March 21, 2019The Harvard women’s tennis team (10-5) used a four consecutive singles victories to take down Tulane (5-12), 4-1, Thursday afternoon at City Park in New Orleans.
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Women’s Tennis Sweeps Southern, Prepares for Tulane Thursday
March 19, 2019The Harvard women’s tennis team swept Southern University, 7-0, Tuesday afternoon in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Women’s Tennis Kicks-Off Spring Break Trip Against Southern
March 18, 2019The Harvard women’s tennis team (9-4) begins its spring break trip Tuesday afternoon in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 2 p.m. Next, the Crimson will take on Tulane at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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Women’s Tennis Edged By St. John’s, 4-3
March 10, 2019The Harvard women’s tennis team (8-5) was edged by St. John’s (6-3), 4-3, in a tight contest Sunday at the Murr Center Courts.
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Women’s Tennis Readies For Sunday Matinee Against St. John’s
March 07, 2019The Harvard women’s tennis team (8-4) returns from a week hiatus for a Sunday matinee against St. John’s (5-3) at 11 a.m., at the Murr Center Courts. The match will be broadcast on ESPN3.
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Women's Tennis: Traci Green's Road to Harvard
February 27, 2019
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Women’s Tennis Sweeps Doubleheader Against Boston University and Southern New Hampshire
February 23, 2019The Harvard women’s tennis team (8-4) picked up two wins at the Murr Center Courts Saturday. The Crimson began the day with a 5-2 victory against Boston University, followed by a 7-0 sweep of Southern New Hampshire in the second match of its doubleheader.
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Women’s Tennis Hosts Boston University, Southern New Hampshire in Saturday Doubleheader
February 21, 2019The Harvard women’s tennis team (6-4) readies for a Saturday doubleheader against Boston University (4-2) at 1 p.m., and Southern New Hampshire (7-7) at 5 p.m., at the Murr Center Courts. Both matches will broadcast on ESPN3.
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Women’s Tennis Falls to No. 19 Syracuse, 6-1
February 17, 2019The Harvard women’s tennis team faced its toughest test of the season, falling to No. 19 Syracuse, 6-1 Sunday at Syracuse.
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Women's Tennis Travels to No. 19 Syracuse
February 14, 2019The Harvard women’s tennis team (6-3) prepares to face No. 19 Syracuse (4-4) on the road, Sunday at 11 a.m. The match will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.
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Women’s Tennis Ends ECAC Tournament With Win Against Cornell, 4-1
February 10, 2019The Harvard women’s tennis team beat Cornell, 4-1, in a Sunday morning matchup to close out the ECAC Tournament. The Crimson finish seventh for the tournament.
