The first step of any journey is usually the toughest to take. Ivy League tennis is no exception.
A year after a disappointing split on the grueling Columbia and Cornell road trip, the No. 40 Harvard men's tennis team began its league season this past weekend by playing host to the two New York Ivies at the Beren Tennis Center.
Unlike last year's stumble, the Crimson got off on the right foot with two gritty wins, including a 4-3 victory over Columbia, to begin Ivy competition with a 2-0 record.
Harvard will continue down the road to its 16th Ivy title in 20 years when the Crimson heads south to take on Penn and Princeton next weekend.
Harvard 4, Columbia 3
Revenge may have been difficult last Saturday for Harvard, but the eventual 4-3 triumph over Columbia probably made it all the more pleasing.
Read more in Sports
Life of Brian: Walsh Pays Tribute to Senior ClassRecommended Articles
-
Tennis Goes 1-3 at Blue-Gray ClassicThe Harvard men's tennis team ventured into the Deep South for four days of top-ranked competition as it participated in
-
Baylor Halts Run By M. Tennis in Second Round of NCAAsIn one of the most competitive matches of the Harvard men’s tennis team’s season, the Crimson fell 4-0 in the
-
Men's Tennis Impress in OpenerThe Harvard men’s tennis squad returned to team play for the first time since the fall and narrowly missed upsetting
-
M. Tennis Splits Final MatchesThe No. 15 Harvard men’s tennis team split the final two matches of its annual trip to California, defeating UC
-
M. Tennis Takes Ivy Title With WinsIt certainly wasn’t your grandmother’s country club tennis match. Unless your grandmother tailgates. And carries around a cardboard cutout of
-
Win Over Yale Clinches Ivy Title for M. TennisThough Friday’s match at Brown proved the No. 22 Harvard men’s tennis team’s most exciting, it was yesterday’s home contest
